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ArticleFrontiers in plant science2016

In vivo Observation of Tree Drought Response with Low-Field NMR and Neutron Imaging.

Michael W Malone, Jacob Yoder, James F Hunter, Michelle A Espy, Lee T Dickman, Ron O Nelson, Sven C Vogel, Henrik J Sandin, Sanna Sevanto

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Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael W MaloneLos Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM, USA.
Jacob YoderLos Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM, USA.
James F HunterLos Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM, USA.
Michelle A EspyLos Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM, USA.
Lee T DickmanLos Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM, USA.
Ron O NelsonLos Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM, USA.
Sven C VogelLos Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM, USA.
Henrik J SandinLos Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM, USA.
Sanna SevantoLos Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos, NM, USA.
Los Alamos National Laboratory · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Using a simple low-field NMR system, we monitored water content in a living tree in a greenhouse over 2 months. By continuously running the system, we observed changes in tree water content on a scale of half an hour. The data showed a diurnal change in water content consistent both with previous NMR and biological observations. Neutron imaging experiments show that our NMR signal is primarily due to water being rapidly transported through the plant, and not to other sources of hydrogen, such as water in cytoplasm, or water in cell walls. After accounting for the role of temperature in the observed NMR signal, we demonstrate a change in the diurnal signal behavior due to simulated drought conditions for the tree. These results illustrate the utility of our system to perform noninvasive measurements of tree water content outside of a temperature controlled environment.

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droughtflowhealthhydraulicsneutron imagingNMRtreewater

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PMID27200037
PMCPMC4858708
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