Hydraulics
R code resources
Duncan Smith’s 'conductR' code
For use while measuring hydraulic conductivity with either a balance or a pipette (in the field).
[R] package 'fitplc'
For fitting sigmoidal/weibull functions to percent loss of conductivity data.
[R] package 'fitplc' documentation
Developers code
Duursma & Choat 2016 Journal of Plant Hydraulics
Duncan Smith’s 'conductR' code
For use while measuring hydraulic conductivity with either a balance or a pipette (in the field).
[R] package 'fitplc'
For fitting sigmoidal/weibull functions to percent loss of conductivity data.
[R] package 'fitplc' documentation
Developers code
Duursma & Choat 2016 Journal of Plant Hydraulics
Instructional resources
Anna Jacobsen's instructional powerpoint slides for various techniques including: Single vessel air-injection, hydraulic conductivity (Sperry apparatus), flushing, centrifuge method for vulnerability, and functional anatomy (vessel length, staining methods etc.)
Optical Vulnerability Method (OVM)
developed by Tom Brodribb, Chris Lucani, and Philippe Marmottant
Theory and apparatus construction: http://www.opensourceov.org/
Brodribb et al. (2016) New Phytologist
Brodribb et al. (2017) Plant Physiology
Anna Jacobsen's instructional powerpoint slides for various techniques including: Single vessel air-injection, hydraulic conductivity (Sperry apparatus), flushing, centrifuge method for vulnerability, and functional anatomy (vessel length, staining methods etc.)
Optical Vulnerability Method (OVM)
developed by Tom Brodribb, Chris Lucani, and Philippe Marmottant
Theory and apparatus construction: http://www.opensourceov.org/
Brodribb et al. (2016) New Phytologist
Brodribb et al. (2017) Plant Physiology