nishioka79Jul 22, 20222 min readRain guardIt's such a horrible event that the average wine region would go crazy if it rained just as they were about to celebrate veraison, right?...
nishioka79Sep 2, 20201 min readHardship is the seed of excitement.In August 1549 (471 years ago), a party of Portuguese missionaries brought wine to Japan. Finally, the wine culture is beginning to take...
nishioka79Aug 10, 20201 min readWhy do we have two types of sap flow sensor?Kisvin Science produces both conventional sap flow sensors and the latest thin-film types. Conventional type have an advantage in that...
nishioka79Aug 10, 20201 min readWhat does the sap flow data tell you?A sap flow sensor using the Stem Heat Balance Method is a non-destructive tool to quantify water flow in plant body. Plant water...
nishioka79Nov 29, 20191 min readWhat's Sap Flow?<JP> 根から葉裏に分布する気孔まで続く一連の木部(導管)を流れる樹液の流れを樹液流(Sap FLow)と呼びます.導管のサイズと茎/幹/枝断面積内での分布様式は植物によって様々です.樹体内を流れる樹液流は蒸散が駆動力であり、大気飽差と日射によって変わる気孔開度によってそ...