On The Water Relations Of The Coconut Palm PDF Download

Excerpt from On the Water Relations of the Coconut Palm (Cocos Nucifera); On the Oil Produced From the Nuts; The Factors Entering Into the Rancidity of the Oil, and the Insects Attacking the Trees After this time, when any initial disturbance in the rate of absorption was assumed to have passed, the hole and bamboo were opened, the bottle carefully removed, the root being touched by the bottle once to remove any free drops, and then a weighed bottle of water was substituted, the cork always remaining with the root. When all necessary care was taken to prevent wetting the cork, neither bottle needed to be open for more than five seconds, and the exposure of the root was even for a shorter time. The chief error in this method of experimentation is probably to be found in the variable amount of water adhering to the root, but experience shows that the results are reliable to a limit of 1 centigram. The chief facts I endeavored to ascertain with regard to the absorption by the roots were the rate at which it normally takes place and the regular diurnal variation, if any, which may be found in this rate. I have also made some experiments on the absorption of solutions of potassium nitrate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.