%0 Journal Article
%T Non-invasive absolute measurement of leaf water content using terahertz quantum cascade lasers
%A Alessandra Toncelli
%A Alessandro Tredicucci
%A Giorgio Carelli
%A Lorenzo Baldacci
%A Luca Masini
%A Mario Pagano
%A Paolo Storchi
%J Archive of "Plant Methods".
%D 2017
%R 10.1186/s13007-017-0197-z
%X Plant water resource management is one of the main future challenges to fight recent climatic changes. The knowledge of the plant water content could be indispensable for water saving strategies. Terahertz spectroscopic techniques are particularly promising as a non-invasive tool for measuring leaf water content, thanks to the high predominance of the water contribution to the total leaf absorption. Terahertz quantum cascade lasers (THz QCL) are one of the most successful sources of THz radiation
%K Terahertz quantum cascade laser
%K Water content
%K Draught stress
%K Vitis vinifera L.
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5474302/