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Electrical A. C. resistance and capacitance of Zea Mays L

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Some resistive and capacitive properties of growing maize plants were investigated. Rolled-leaf, stem, and root tissue acted like cylindrical conductors and parallel-plate capacitors. The age of plants (up to 6 weeks) had little effect on the resistivity and dielectric properties of the maize tissues.

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  1. John M. Walker

    Present address: U. S. Soils Laboratory, SWCRD, ARS, USDA, Belstville, Maryland, USA

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts., England

    John M. Walker

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Walker, J.M. Electrical A. C. resistance and capacitance of Zea Mays L. Plant Soil 23, 270–274 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01358354

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