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. 2017 Oct 5;175(3):1135–1143. doi: 10.1104/pp.17.01053

Table II. List of the most commonly used solutions and their γ (mn m−1) in studies of plant hydraulics.

Solution γ Reference
Filtered (0.2 µm) and degassed distilled water 72.5
Filtered (0.2 µm), degassed, distilled water adjusted to 2 mm KCl 73.0 Nolf et al. (2015)
Filtered (0.2 µm), degassed, distilled water adjusted to 10 mm KCl 74.3 Secchi and Zwieniecki (2010)
Acqua Levissima San Pellegrino (0.51 mm Ca2+, 0.07 mm Mg2+, 0.08 mm Na+, 0.03 mm NO3, 0.96 mm HCO3, 0.15 mm SO42−, and 0.01 mm F), filtered (0.2 µm) 72.9 Nardini et al. (2007)
Acqua Levissima San Pellegrino adjusted to 3 mm [K+], filtered (0.2 µm) 73.2 Nardini et al. (2010)
Acqua Levissima San Pellegrino adjusted to 10 mm [K+], filtered (0.2 µm) 74.6 Nardini et al. (2007)
Acqua Levissima San Pellegrino adjusted to 15 mm [K+], filtered (0.2 µm) 75.8 Trifilò et al. (2014)
Distilled, filtered (0.22 µm), and degassed water containing 0.005% (v/v) Micropur (Katadyn Products) 73.5 Mayr et al. (2006)
Filtered (0.2 µm), distilled water adjusted to 10 mm KCl and 1 mm CaCl2 74.7 Cochard et al. (2009)
Filtered (0.2 µm), distilled water adjusted to 20 mm KCl and 1 mm CaCl2 76.4 van Ieperen and van Gelder (2006)
Filtered (0.2 µm) 10 mm oxalic acid, pH 2 71.9 Sperry and Tyree (1988)