Gas exchange methods and calculations
Jones, H.G. 1985. Partitioning stomatal and non-stomatal limitations to photosynthesis. Plant, Cell and Environment 8:95-104.
Water potential and pressure-volume curves
Boyer, J.S. 1995. Measuring the water status of plants and soils. Academic Press, San Diego. 178 p. Excerpt from Chapter 2
Ritchie, G.A. and T.M. Hinckley. 1975. The pressure chamber as an instrument for ecological research. Advances in Ecological Research 9:165-254.
Tyree, M.T. and H.T. Hammel. 1972. The measurement of the turgor pressure and the water relations of plants by the pressure-bomb technique. Journal of Experimental Botany 23:267-282.
Paul Schulte (UNLV) pressure-volume curve program and manual.
Todd Dawson (Berkeley) pressure-volume curve spreadsheet.
Additional readings
Water relations and plant physiology
Kirkham, M.B. 2004. Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations. Academic Press. [similar to Kramer and Boyer, better coverage of more recent techniques]
Kramer, P.J., and J.S. Boyer. 1995. Water relations of plants and soils. 1995. Academic Press. [good detailed survey of the topic]
Lambers, H., F.S. Chapin, and T.L. Pons. 2008. Plant physiological ecology. Springer. [comprehensive ecophysiology text]
Pallardy, S.G. 2008. Physiology of woody plants, Third Edition. Academic Press. [undergraduate-focused text]
Pearcy, R.W., J.R. Ehleringer, H.A. Mooney, and P.Rundel (Eds.). 1989. Plant physiological ecology: Field methods and instrumentation. Chapman and Hall. [commonly called "the pink book"; although a bit dated, provides an excellent overview of the principles behind many field methods and instruments]
Slavik, B. 1974. Methods of studying plant water relations. Springer. [good coverage of water relations theory]
Tyree, M.T., and M.H. Zimmermann. 2002. Xylem structure and the ascent of sap. Springer. [highly readable, seminal overview of xylem structure and function]
Gas exchange methods and calculations
Ball, J. T. 1987. Calculations related to gas exchange. In: E. Zeiger, G. D. Farquhar, and I. R. Cowan (Eds.), Stomatal Function. pp.445-476.
Field, C.B., J.T. Ball and J.A. Berry. 1989. Photosynthesis: principles and field techniques. In: R.W. Pearcy, J.R. Ehleringer, H.A. Mooney and P. Rundel (Eds.), Plant Physiological Ecology: Field Methods and Instrumentation. Chapman and Hall, London. pp. 209-253.
Jones, H.G. 1998. Stomatal control of photosynthesis and transpiration. Journal of Experimental Botany 49:387-398.
Sestak, Z., J. Catsky and P.G. Jarvis. 1971. Plant Photosynthetic Production: Manual of Methods. Junk, The Hague. 800 p.
Tyree, M.T. and T.R. Wilmot .1990. Errors in the calculation of evaporation and leaf conductance in steady-state porometry: the importance of accurate measurement of leaf temperature. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 20: 1031-1035.
Photosynthesis reviews
Boardman, N.K. 1977. Comparative photosynthesis of sun and shade plants. Annual Review of Plant Physiology 28:355-377.
Sharkey, T.D. 1985. Photosynthesis in intact leaves of C3 plants: physics,
physiology and rate limitations. The Botanical review 51:53-105.
Useful Links
Campbell Scientific
- Datalogger manufacturer and distributor of environmental instrumentation.
Site includes downloadable manuals for most of their instruments.
Omega Engineering - Source for thermocouple
wire and related electronics, as well as lots of other interesting gear.
Li-Cor - Manufacturers
of the Li-6400 photosynthesis system
PMS Instrument Company - Maker
of pressure chambers for measuring xylem water potential.
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