Destructive harvest validation of high-throughput measurements show that water use efficiency is unaffected by moderate drought in tobacco
Samantha S. Stutz, Ron Edquilang, Carl J. Bernacchi, Donald R. Ort
The paper validates that non-destructive digital measurements of biomass and water use can reliably estimate water-use efficiency in tobacco plants under drought and high-water conditions.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology