BTI GBBTI504215983
Description of goods
A CYCLING POROMETER WHICH IS HAND HELD AND IS USED FOR MEASURING THE STOMATAL RESISTANCE OF PLANT LEAVES. IT IS A MEASURE OF THE RESISTANCE TO LOSS OF WATER VAPOUR THROUGH THE STOMATA AND IS AN INDICATOR OF THE PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE OF THE PLANT. IT WORKS BY MEASURING THE TIME IT TAKES FOR A LEAF TO RELEASE SUFFICIENT WATER VAPOUR TO CHANGE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN A SMALL CHAMBER BY A FIXED AMOUNT. THIS IS COMPARED WITH A CALIBRATION PLATE OF KNOWN RESISTANCE IN ORDER TO DERIVE THE STOMATAL RESISTANCE OF CONDUCTANCE OF THE LEAF. THE INFORMATION IS DISPLAYED ELECTRONICALLY ON THE DEVICE'S SCREEN.