Foliar Water Uptake of Tamarix ramosissima from an Atmosphere of High Humidity
Joint Authors
Li, Shuang
Xiao, Hong-lang
Zhao, Liang
Zhou, Mao-Xian
Wang, Fang
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Many species have been found to be capable of foliar water uptake, but little research has focused on this in desert plants.
Tamarix ramosissima was investigated to determine whether its leaves can directly absorb water from high humidity atmosphere and, if they can, to understand the magnitude and importance of foliar water uptake.
Various techniques were adopted to demonstrate foliar water uptake under submergence or high atmospheric humidity.
The mean increase in leaf water content after submergence was 29.38% and 20.93% for mature and tender leaves, respectively.
In the chamber experiment, obvious reverse sap flow occurred when relative humidity (RH) was persistently above 90%.
Reverse flow was recorded first in twigs, then in branches and stems.
For the stem, the percentage of negative sap flow rate accounting for the maximum value of sap flow reached 10.71%, and its amount accounted for 7.54% of diurnal sap flow.
Small rainfall can not only compensate water loss of plant by foliar uptake, but also suppress transpiration.
Foliar uptake can appear in the daytime under certain rainfall events.
High atmospheric humidity is beneficial for enhancing the water status of plants.
Foliar uptake should be an important strategy of water acquisition for desert plants.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Li, Shuang& Xiao, Hong-lang& Zhao, Liang& Zhou, Mao-Xian& Wang, Fang. 2014. Foliar Water Uptake of Tamarix ramosissima from an Atmosphere of High Humidity. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049992
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Li, Shuang…[et al.]. Foliar Water Uptake of Tamarix ramosissima from an Atmosphere of High Humidity. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049992
American Medical Association (AMA)
Li, Shuang& Xiao, Hong-lang& Zhao, Liang& Zhou, Mao-Xian& Wang, Fang. Foliar Water Uptake of Tamarix ramosissima from an Atmosphere of High Humidity. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1049992
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1049992