Measurement of Xylary Fluid Movement in Elm by the Thermoelectric Method

Authors

Harold S. McNabb Jr., Iowa State UniversityFollow
John H. Hart, Iowa State University

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The thermoelectric method was used to determine the effect of external conditions and diurnal variation on the direction of xylary fluid movement in elm branches. Upward movement was detected under conditions favoring normal transpirational rates. No movement was detected during darkness or rainy conditions. Possible downward movement of branch fluid was indicated during late afternoon. Further refinement of the technique is needed for clarifying the latter observation.

Publication Date

1962

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

69

Issue

1

First Page

132

Last Page

137

Copyright

©1962 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

McNabb, Harold S. Jr. and Hart, John H. (1962) "Measurement of Xylary Fluid Movement in Elm by the Thermoelectric Method," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 69(1), 132-137.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol69/iss1/20