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PARbars: Cheap, Easy to Build Ceptometers for Continuous Measurement of Light Interception in Plant Canopies
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PARbars: Cheap, Easy to Build Ceptometers for Continuous Measurement of Light Interception in Plant Canopies

PARbars: Cheap, Easy to Build Ceptometers for Continuous Measurement of Light Interception in Plant Canopies

DOI:
10.3791/59447-v

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08:32 min

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May 09, 2019

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1School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Sydney Institute of Agriculture,University of Sydney, 2Department of Plant Sciences,University of California, Davis

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  • 00:04Title
  • 00:28Photosynthetically Active Radiation Ceptometer (PARbar) Construction
  • 05:17PARbar Calibration and Installation
  • 06:48Results: Representative PARbar Calibration and Output Data Collection
  • 08:08Conclusion

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Here, we present detailed instructions on how to build and calibrate research quality ceptometers (light sensors that integrate light intensity across many sensors arrayed linearly along a horizontal bar).

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Keywords: PARbarsCeptometersLight InterceptionPlant CanopiesLeaf Area IndexPlant Area IndexAcrylic Diffuser BarPhotodiodesCopper WiresCyanoacrylate GlueContinuous MeasurementLow-cost

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