The Potometer may be used by itself or
in conjunction with Qubit's S161 Humidity and Temperature Sensor to measure changes
in plant transpiration rate as environmental and physiological conditions change.
Pressure changes can be used to monitor relative rates of water uptake and the
sensor can be calibrated to relate such pressure changes to absolute rates of
water uptake.
The Potometer comes with flexible
vinyl tubing of two different diameters. One end of a sealed vinyl tube is attached
to the instrument, the other end to the cut stem of a plant. The tube contains
an air bubble in contact with the Potometer and an unbroken column of water in
contact with the cut end of the plant stem. The air bubble expands as the plant
stem draws the water up the tube. The S181 Absolute Pressure Sensor in the Potometer
monitors the reduction in pressure within the air bubble. The Potometer can also
be configured for measurement of root pressure.
Specifications:
- State-of-the-art monolithic silicon pressure sensor
- Response Time: 1 ms
- Pressure Range: 15 - 115 kPa
- Voltage Output: 0 - 2 V
- Temperature Compensated
- Analog output may be recorded by a chart recorder or Analong-to-Digital
Interface (C410 LabPro Interface)