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The compensatory root water uptake conductance (Kcomp) () characterizes how a plant compensates its water uptake under heterogeneous water potential. It controls the root water uptake in a soil where the water potential is not uniform.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ Jarvis, N. J. (16 November 2011). "Simple physics-based models of compensatory plant water uptake: concepts and eco-hydrological consequences". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 15 (11): 3431–3446. Bibcode:2011HESS...15.3431J. doi:10.5194/hess-15-3431-2011.
  2. ^ Javaux, Mathieu; Couvreur, Valentin; Vanderborght, Jan; Vereecken, Harry (1 November 2013). "Root Water Uptake: From Three-Dimensional Biophysical Processes to Macroscopic Modeling Approaches". Vadose Zone Journal. 12 (4): vzj2013.02.0042. Bibcode:2013VZJ....12...42J. doi:10.2136/vzj2013.02.0042 – via dl.sciencesocieties.org.
  3. ^ A simple three-dimensional macroscopic root water uptake model based on the hydraulic architecture approach Couvreur, V.; Vanderborght, J.; Javaux, M.


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