Compensatory conductance

The compensatory root water uptake conductance (Kcomp) ($L^3\; P^\{-1\}\; T^\{-1\}$) 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.{{cite journal|title=Simple physics-based models of compensatory plant water uptake: concepts and eco-hydrological consequences|first=N. J.|last=Jarvis|date=16 November 2011|journal=Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.|volume=15|issue=11|pages=3431–3446|doi=10.5194/hess-15-3431-2011|bibcode=2011HESS...15.3431J |doi-access=free}}{{cite journal|url=https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/vzj/abstracts/12/4/vzj2013.02.0042|title=Root Water Uptake: From Three-Dimensional Biophysical Processes to Macroscopic Modeling Approaches|first1=Mathieu|last1=Javaux |first2=Valentin|last2=Couvreur|first3=Jan|last3=Vanderborght|first4=Harry|last4=Vereecken|date=1 November 2013|journal=Vadose Zone Journal |volume=12|issue=4|pages=vzj2013.02.0042|via=dl.sciencesocieties.org|doi=10.2136/vzj2013.02.0042|bibcode=2013VZJ....12...42J |doi-access=free}}[https://www.proquest.com/openview/1b34a7f53e951a37940477d1492389c2/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=105724 A simple three-dimensional macroscopic root water uptake model based on the hydraulic architecture approach] Couvreur, V.; Vanderborght, J.; Javaux, M.