Leaf wetness

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Leaf wetness is a meteorological parameter that describes the amount of dew and precipitation left on surfaces. It is used for monitoring leaf moisture for agricultural purposes, such as fungus and disease control, for control of irrigation systems, and for detection of fog and dew conditions, and early detection of rainfall. [1]

Leaf wetness may be measured by various means: [2] [3]

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References

  1. The Leaf Surface Wetness Duration Home Page, Cornell University
  2. Types of sensors, The Leaf Surface Wetness Duration Home Page
  3. Some leaf wetness sensors, Campbell Scientific
  4. Resistance type sensor Archived 2010-11-02 at the Wayback Machine , Davis Instruments
  5. Double spiral configuration Archived 2005-06-19 at the Wayback Machine , ICT International
  6. A comparison of cylindrical and flat plate sensors for surface wetness duration: Gillespie T.J., Duan R.X., 1987. Agric For Meteorol 40: 61-70.
  7. Do you measure leaf wetness?, Decagon Devices
  8. Effects of coating, deployment angle, and compass orientation on performance of electronic wetness sensors during dew periods: Lau, Y.F., Gleason, M.L., Zriba, N., Taylor, S.E., Hinz, P.N., 2000. Plant Disease 84:192-197.
  9. Electronic leaf wetness duration sensor: why it should be painted: Sentelhas, P.C., Monteiro, J.E., Gillespie, T.J., 2004. Int J Biometeorol 48: 202-205.
  10. Leaf Wetness Sensor Archived 2017-07-26 at the Wayback Machine , LWET
  11. Dielectric Leaf Wetness Sensor Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine , Campbell Scientific