Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jun 1983
A Nondestructive Method for Measuring the Volume of Container-Grown Conifers
A Nondestructive Method for Measuring the Volume of Container-Grown Conifers
Page Range: 34 – 35
A nondestructive method of determining plant volume involving measurement of water displaced from a cylinder fitted with an overflow drain tube is described. The technique is reliable and is particularly suited to conifers grown in containers. Volumes of plant tops correlated very closely with plant fresh weight.
Keywords: growth evaluation
Copyright: © 1983 Horticultural Research Institute 1983
Contributor Notes
This research was supported by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
2Horticultural Technician
Received: 13 Dec 1982