MOVABLE APPARATUS FOR FREEZING FIELD PLANTS.

Author(s) : DHAWAN A. K., OHLSSON I.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE MOVABLE APPARATUS DESCRIBED FOR FREEZING PLANTS IN FIELD INDUCES CONDITIONS WHICH MIMIC THE NATURAL FROSTS CLOSELY. IT DISTRIBUTES COLD AIR UNIFORMLY, ELIMINATES CANOPY EFFECTS, ALLOWS FOR SLOW RATES OF COOLING AND THAWING, AND PROVIDES FOR PRECISE CONTROL AND CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF TEMPERATURE. SOME EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OBTAINED USING THIS APPARATUS ARE ALSO GIVEN.

Details

  • Original title: MOVABLE APPARATUS FOR FREEZING FIELD PLANTS.
  • Record ID : 1990-1460
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Indian J. exp. Biol. - vol. 27 - n. 7
  • Publication date: 1989
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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