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Fig. 1 | Plant Methods

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From: Monitoring of plant water uptake by measuring root dielectric properties on a fine timescale: diurnal changes and response to leaf excision

Fig. 1

a Representation of plant root as a cylindrical capacitor, according to Dalton [6] and Ellis et al. [13]. In the equation for the electrical capacitance C, ε and A are the permittivity and surface area of the root tissue, respectively, r1 is the xylem radius and r2 is the rhizodermis radius. b Electrical equivalent network of the root system, according to Dietrich et al. [9] and Ehosioke et al. [1]. c Scheme for root dielectric measurement on a fine timescale with a software-controlled LCR meter and an asymmetric cycler, as used in the present study

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Plant Methods

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