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1. Features and What is New in HPFM3
Here is a new and updated HPFM product based on the Dynamax history of 15 years of producing this leading plant characterization
instrument.
• New High Res Generation 3 HPFM
• Reading Sensors direct in parts per million
• NIST calibration standard feature
• Instant data regression, and auto-saver
aged results
• USB powered data acquisition
• New High speed sensor conversion
module
• Flow ranges increased by 50%
• Vista, XP, supported
• Windows 7 compatible
• Upgrade packages available to previous
HPFM systems, with new factory calibration
The HPFM-Gen3 measures how water movement relates to the pressure differences required to draw water from the soil
or through a plant.
The hydraulic conductivity relationship is a quantitative analysis for roots and stems. The measurement is performed in the
field, where in-situ root system can be measured in its natural environment.
In most cases, the analysis of a sample root or shoot is completed in as little as 10 minutes. HPFM-Gen3 measures the
major components of the hydraulic conductance in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum (reference #70.) The hydraulic
architecture of a whole shoot or of a single leaf can be represented by a resistance diagram similar to the electronic circuit
shown. One can measure the values of the individual hydraulic resistances, then compute the pattern of water flow and
water potentials in the resistance network. Each hydraulic resistance element (R) equals the pressure difference driving flow
through the element divided by the resulting flow (F) (reference #82).
All data sets are saved within the Project Manager framework file structure. Transient results as well as QSS flow meter data
are saved for easy viewing in with Excel, including the computed conductance, temperature and averaged results.
Advantages
In the HPFM method, the resistance of the root and shoot are measured separately by pressure perfusion and added
together. The HPFM will help plant physiologists and agronomists look forward to those seasonal studies of root and shoot
progression, water potential, or soil treatment effects.
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