Modification of the pressure-bomb technique for measurement of osmotic potential in halophytes

A. Kalpan*, J. Gale

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Abstract

The determination of osmotic potential in salt-accumulating or -secreting halophytes, by the standard pressure-bomb technique, is shown to produce artefacts. These may be avoided by the evaporative bomb technique described here.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)663-668
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Experimental Botany
Volume25
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1974

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