SUMMARY The field enclosure is a transparent box covering a soil area of 1.5 m 2 . It is a semi‐closed system in which concentrations of water vapour and carbon dioxide are maintained constant: the required rate of input of carbon dioxide being a measure of the photosynthesis rate, and the rate of condensation of water, on cooling coils, a measure of transpiration. The air within the enclosure is circulated rapidly by fans to decrease concentration gradients, and under steady radiation inputs the air temperature is controlled to ±0.5 °C. Both photosynthesis and transpiration rates are corrected for air exchange with the surroundings, as measured through the injection of the inert gas, nitrous oxide.
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