Potometer

A Potetometer is consumed a plant engine per unit of time a device with which one can measure how much water. For a college to the outside, filled with water system is prepared in the airtight of the plant stem is inserted. The only air access is a thin, horizontal glass tube, through which air draws to compensate for the water consumption of the plant. At the level of the water in the tube can be seen how much water has been consumed. The device is suitable for determining the transpiration of shoots, over a short period of several minutes to hours, such as different external conditions.