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The Plant Ecophysiology and Water Management Service at the Centre for Research on Desertification (CIDE) aims to provide researchers, technicians and businesses with a range of plant ecophysiological measurements, as well as determining the water requirements of crops to optimise water use. Ecophysiological variables help us understand how plants interact with their environment and respond to environmental factors such as drought, heatwaves or light. Their application is useful in crop management to optimise irrigation and other management practices, as well as to design ecosystem restoration strategies and predict the effects of climate change on agricultural crop yields. It provides services to various CIDE research groups, such as: Sustainable Agriculture and the Study of the Effect of Fire on Soil; Water & Crops; Mutualisms in Plant Communities; Evolutionary Ecology and Disturbances; Evolution of Ecological Interactions; and Climate Variability. In addition, it serves other CSIC centres, non-CSIC centres in joint ventures, other public research bodies and universities, as well as other external clients and private companies. |
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Services
• Measurement of leaf/stem water potential.
• Measurement of gas exchange in leaves using a porometer.
• Continuous measurement of crop and soil temperature using IR sensors.
• Measurement of crop and soil temperature using handheld IR sensors.
• Continuous measurement of soil water content.
• Continuous measurement of sap flow in woody crops.
• Use of data loggers for field data storage.
• Installation, data management and maintenance of data loggers.
• Crop tracking and monitoring using vegetation indices with remote sensing data.
• Advice on ecophysiological assessments.
• Continuous measurement of crop evapotranspiration using the LI-710 sensor.
• Calculation of water footprint and water use efficiency.
• Calculation of carbon footprint using the ClimaTree model.
• Advice on irrigation management
Equipment
• Two Schölander-type pressure chambers.
• One LI-600 porometer.
• Seven infrared temperature sensors (Apogee).
• Two handheld thermal imagers (FLIR E6 and E8-XT).
• One LI-710 evapotranspiration sensor.
• Soil moisture content sensors.
• Tree sap flow sensors.
• Campbell data loggers for data storage.
• PIX4Dfields software (Pix4D SA).
• GIS software (ArcGIS).
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Prices
Prices 2025
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Services |
CIDE |
Other centres CSIC |
Non-CSIC in joint centres |
OPI/ UNIV |
Other external clients and private companies |
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Leaf/stem water potential measurement (€/sample) |
7,81 |
9.14 |
9.14 |
21.87 |
25.77 |
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Leaf gas exchange measurement using a porometer (€/day) |
85,99 |
95,44 |
95,44 |
300,96 |
343,96 |
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Continuous measurement of crop and soil temperature using IR sensors (€/sensor per day) |
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Measurement of crop and soil temperature using handheld IR sensors (€/day) |
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Continuous measurement of soil water content (€/sensor per day) |
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Continuous measurement of sap flow in woody crops (€/sensor per day) |
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Use of data loggers for field data storage (€/sensor per day) |
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Installation, data management and maintenance of data loggers (one-off price/service) |
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Crop monitoring and tracking using vegetation indices with remote sensing data (€/ha/year)* |
≤10 ha |
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>10ha - ≤100ha |
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>100ha |
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Advice on ecophysiological assessments |
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Continuous measurement of crop evapotranspiration using the LI-710 sensor (€/sensor per day) |
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Calculation of water footprint and water use efficiency (€/plot per month) |
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Calculation of carbon footprint using the ClimaTree model (€/plot per month) |
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Calculation of carbon footprint using the ClimaTree model (€/plot per month) |
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Travel allowance (€/surveyor) |
37,40 |
37,40 |
37,40 |
37,40 |
37,40 |
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Mileage (€/km) |
0,26 |
0,26 |
0,26 |
0,26 |
0,26 |
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*For areas smaller than 1 ha, the minimum price will be that applicable to 1 ha.
Team
Dr. Ramón López-Urrea (CSIC Research Scientist) – Head of the Service
Antonio Yeves Carrascos - Laboratory Technician (CSIC)
Susana Pallarés Porcar - Senior OPI Technician (CSIC)
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Dr. Ramón López-Urrea |
Centre for Research on Desertification (CIDE) |
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