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The water potential of leaves in situ can be measured without temperature control with a miniature, single-junction psychrometer constructed from silver foil and attached to the leaf with a silver-impregnated, conductive coating. The temperature of the psychrometer has been found to stay within 0.025 degrees C of the temperature of a simulated leaf when the latter temperature was changing at a rate of 1 degrees C per minute. Leaf water potentials can be measured with a precision of +/- 1 bar, or better.
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Hoffman et al. (1972) studied this question.
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