Irrigation Matters Series No. 01/09 B E TTER I R R IG A T I O N B E T T E R E N V I R O N M E N T BE T T E R F U T U R E Water uptake by a single plant: Analysis using experimentation and modeling David M. Deery, John B. Passioura, Jason R. Condon and Asitha Katupitiya February 2009