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| Item number: 4421-52-3493 Manufacturer no.: BI0193A EAN/GTIN: n/a |
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![](/p.gif) | A potometer is an apparatus used to measure the rate of water loss, or transpiration, from a plant. In the Ganong's potometer, the rate of transpiration is determined by measuring the position of an air bubble in a graduated tube over a period of time. The change in position is caused by the plant absorbing water to replace an equal volume of water lost by transpiration.A plant shoot is sealed into a stopper which fits the end tube and the whole apparatus is filled with water, the open end of the capillary tube, which is graduated in millimetres, dipping into a beaker of water. The position of the air bubble may easily be adjusted by opening the glass stopcock to admit water from the reservoir.The apparatus is mounted on a wooden base with the tubes held by clips. |
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![](/p.gif) | Other search terms: block valve, Potometer, ganongs potometer, ganong's potometer, transpiration, water loss |
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