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Vol.2 , No. 6, Publication Date: Jan. 7, 2016, Page: 50-56
 Leaves Evidenced by Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy&description=The present paper is an investigation of the influence of bark stripping on the electrical impedance parameters and on the moisture content of cork oak leaves. To this end, moisture content and current electro-physiological parameters were determined as functions of stripping coefficients on young leaves after bark stripping in July and August 2009. These biophysical parameters were measured using electric impedance spectroscopy. The analysis of the experimental results revealed that bark stripping at several times may lead to a decrease in moisture content and an increase in intracellular resistance during the bark stripping period, while the relaxation time seems to remain fairly constant. Finally, the statistical analysis of the mean-values of different parameters point-out a significant correlation between water content, stripping coefficient and electrical parameters.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/916.jpg)
| [1] | M. Magne Takam, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Pysics, University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco; CEPAMOQ, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon. |
| [2] | B. Mohamadou, CEPAMOQ, University of Douala, Douala, Cameroon; Higher Teacher’s Training College, The University of Maroua, Maroua, Cameroon. |
| [3] | B. Oumarou, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Physics, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon. |
The present paper is an investigation of the influence of bark stripping on the electrical impedance parameters and on the moisture content of cork oak leaves. To this end, moisture content and current electro-physiological parameters were determined as functions of stripping coefficients on young leaves after bark stripping in July and August 2009. These biophysical parameters were measured using electric impedance spectroscopy. The analysis of the experimental results revealed that bark stripping at several times may lead to a decrease in moisture content and an increase in intracellular resistance during the bark stripping period, while the relaxation time seems to remain fairly constant. Finally, the statistical analysis of the mean-values of different parameters point-out a significant correlation between water content, stripping coefficient and electrical parameters.
Keywords
Electrophysiological Parameters, Moisture Content, Impedance Spectroscopy, Bark-Stripping
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