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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > physiology > plant physiology > plant-water relations > leaf relative water content
Fields of Study > botany > plant biology > plant physiology > plant-water relations > leaf relative water content
Plant Production, Gardening > botany > plant biology > plant physiology > plant-water relations > leaf relative water content
Preferred Term:

leaf relative water content

Definition:
It is the actual leaf water content relative to the water content of leaf at full turgescence. It is used to assess the water status of the leaf, plant, etc.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
plant-water relations
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/334052
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RDF/XMLCreated 2019-09-19, last modified 2019-12-16