diff --git a/assays/RelativeWaterContent/protocols/Protocol_RWC b/assays/RelativeWaterContent/protocols/Protocol_RWC deleted file mode 100644 index 58f78a24480ca7a274e9901e0605d207ba2b5012..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 --- a/assays/RelativeWaterContent/protocols/Protocol_RWC +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -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=fresh weight−dry weightturgid weight−dry weight x 100RWC = \frac{fresh~weight - dry~weight}{turgid~weight - dry~weight} ~x ~100 RWC=turgid weight−dry weightfresh weight−dry weight​ x 100 \ No newline at end of file