diff --git a/assays/RelativeWaterContent/README.md b/assays/RelativeWaterContent/README.md index 3ff0e03c4e73200ee1b6cb7e025ef65c95aa0aae..6c4ce0b1181aa324303af87ac2b34dac7fd9e172 100644 --- a/assays/RelativeWaterContent/README.md +++ b/assays/RelativeWaterContent/README.md @@ -1 +1,23 @@ -Leaf relative water content \ No newline at end of file +#### Leaf relative water content + + +- An approximately 1 cm 3 section of leaf was sampled from each plot +and transferred to a pre-weighed Eppendorf tube. + +- The tubes were then reweighed, filled with MilliQ water +and left at 4 °C overnight. + +- The following morning, the turgid leaf section was removed from the tube, carefully dried with a paper towel and reweighed. + +- Samples were then placed back into the emptied +Eppendorf tubes and placed in an oven at approximately 70 °C overnight. + +- Once leaf sections were completely +dry, the tubes containing the leaf samples were reweighed. + + +- The empty tube weight was subtracted from the +fresh weight and dried weight measurements and relative water content (RWC, %) was calculated using the +equation: + +$$RWC = \frac{fresh weight - dry weight}{turgid weight - dry weight} ~x ~100 $$ \ No newline at end of file