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Science 1 May 1970:
Vol. 168. no. 3931, pp. 590 - 591
DOI: 10.1126/science.168.3931.590
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Maize Leaf Elongation: Continuous Measurements and Close Dependence on Plant Water Status

Theodore C. Hsiao 1, Edmundo Acevedo 1, and D. W. Henderson 1

1 Department of Water Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis 95616

A simple method was developed for measuring extensive intact leaves of monocots on a minute-by-minute basis. Growth was markedly reduced by a slight reduction in leaf water potential. When plants mildly deficient in water were irrigated, growth resumed virtually instantly. The transitional rapid growth aftr watering suggests that water deficit increased cell extensibility.


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