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Drought stress and intelligent irrigation systems

This PhD project examines urban drought whole-tree responses in the city of Munich to create an intelligent irrigation system.

Specifically:

1. What – What is the critical point in which drought stress becomes too great of a stress that the plants cannot recover without major dieback? E.g., determining the water potential at the turgor loss point.
2. When – When exactly is this critical point being reached? E.g., modelling leaf water potential from real-time dendrometer data.
3. How – How can we combat this critical point and maintain whole-tree water status above this critical stress point? E.g., irrigation techniques.

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