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AP4 Leaf Porometer from Delta-T (5 YEAR WARRANTY)

Reference AP4

Manufacturer: Delta T

Condition: New

Stomatal aperture is the dominant factor in the diffusion conductance of leaf surfaces, which controls both the water loss from plant leaves and the uptake of CO2 for photosynthesis. Measurements of diffusion conductance are therefore important indicators of plant water status and provide valuable insight into plant growth and plant adaptation to environmental variables.

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Type of Instrument	Leaf Porometer
The instrument measures:	Stomatal Conductance

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AP4 Leaf Porometer

Direct readout of stomatal conductance or stomatal resistance of leafs
Simple absolute calibration in the field
Minimises leaf stress during measurement
Ideal for Phenotyping based research
Award-winning user interface

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The AP4 Leaf Porometer measures diffusion conductance by comparing the precise rate of humidification within a small cuvette to readings obtained with a calibration plate. The plate has 6 diffusion conductance settings whose values have been accurately determined by finite element analysis.

Quoted accuracy figures for other porometers and gas analysis systems are based on time-consuming laboratory set-up and calibrations which bear little comparison to field conditions. In contrast, the AP4 Leaf Porometer features simple direct calibration in the field against a tested physical standard.

The AP4 Leaf Porometer has many other features designed to ensure that accurate, reproducible readings can be taken as easily as possible:

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Sophisticated temperature compensation
Unstirred leaf chamber minimises unwanted stomatal closure
Lightweight ergonomic sensor head
Large clear LCD display (8 lines by 40 characters)
Full QWERTY keypad for annotating up to 1500 readings
Over 2,000 Delta-T porometers in use worldwide

Dynamic diffusion porometers, such as the AP4, are also known as stomatal diffusion porometers.

Parameter	Reading range	Resolution	Accuracy	Test Conditions
		[1]	[2]	Reading range
*Conductance*	5.0 -1200 mmol m-2 s-1	0.1 - 10	± 10 %	5 - 800 mmol m-2 s-1
*Conductance*	5.0 -1200 mmol m-2 s-1	0.1 - 10	± 20 %	800 - 1200 mmol m-2 s-1
*Conductance*	0.25 - 30.0 mm s-1	0.01 - 0.1	± 10%	0.25 - 20 mm s-1
*Conductance*	0.25 - 30.0 mm s-1	0.01 - 0.1	± 20 %	20 - 30 mm s-1
*Resistance*	0.2 - 40 s cm-1	0.01 - 0.1	± 10 %	0.5 - 40 s cm-1
*Resistance*	0.2 - 40 s cm-1	0.01 - 0.1	± 0.2 s cm-1	0.2 - 0.5 s cm-1
RH	0 - 100%	0.1	± 4%
*Cup temp*	-5 - +55 °C	0.1	± 0.7 °C	0 - 50 °C
*Cup-leaf temp*	-5 - +5 °C	0.1	± 0.2 °C	0 - 50 °C
*PAR flux*[3]	0 - 2500 µmol m-2 s-1	10	± 15%
*Pressure*[4]	600 - 1200 hPa, settable in steps of 5 hPa
*RH cycle level*	20 - 80 %RH, settable in steps of 5%

Notes:

Resolution varies with the magnitude of the value obtained. The range shown corresponds to the reading range. In relative terms, the resolution is better than 2%, but at least the smallest amount shown.
The stated accuracy applies over the range of the calibration plate and for optimum cup conditions, i.e. from +10 to -5 °C difference between actual cup temp. and that existing at calibration, and for +2.5 to -2.5 °C difference between leaf and cup temperatures.
Spectral and cosine responses are approximate only.
Ambient pressure may be read from a Wristwatch Barometer type PBR1.
Cycling at extreme combinations of temperature, conductance and RH level may not always be possible.