Water Relations and Stomatal Response in a Corn Field

1968 Unthinned Crop abaxial surfaces adaxial adaxial and abaxial area density August 18 Bavel CAL/CM² cal/cm2min calibration canopy Comparison of Stomatal CORN CORNELL CORNELL CORNELL CORNELL CORNELL CORNELL LIBRARY CORNELL UNIVERSITY critical water potential curve diurnal effects of water energy balance evaluated EZRA CORNELL FOUNDED CORNELL increase influence interaction latent heat flux leaf area index leaf resistance leaf temperature leaf water potential lower layer lower leaves Measured Resistances mesophyll minimum resistance minimum stomatal resistance moisture conditions photosynthesis plant community porometer radiation load radiation profiles relative water content resistance values Resistances with Measured response sec/cm sensible heat sensible heat flux Shinn and Lemon shown in Figure Slatyer soil moisture tension soil surface stomatal aperture stomatal closure Stomatal Model Resistances Stomatal Resistance Measurements stress conditions surface SM surface soil moisture tensiometers testing thinned and unthinned transpiration UNIV UNIVERSITY CORNELL upper leaves water deficits water stress water vapor