Transpiration capability of several lowland forest tree species

Plant transpiration is the key to restore the water balance of mining site. Plant transpiration will relate to water loss rate from the land, therefore the transpiration ability of plants can be used as one criterion on the selection of tree species for postmining land reclamation program. This res...

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Main Authors: M.F., Irsan, E., Sulistyawati, A., Hadiyane, N., Hidayati
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16026/
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author M.F., Irsan
E., Sulistyawati
A., Hadiyane
N., Hidayati
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description Plant transpiration is the key to restore the water balance of mining site. Plant transpiration will relate to water loss rate from the land, therefore the transpiration ability of plants can be used as one criterion on the selection of tree species for postmining land reclamation program. This research aimed to compare transpiration capability among selected tree species and to compare potential loss of water through transpiration and the rate of water input through rainfall. Seven native lowland rainforest species commonly found in the Bangka Belitung Islands were used in this research. We measured parameters affecting transpiration rates, i.e. stomatal conductance, leaf area index (LAI), and subsequently calculated canopy conductance and transpiration rates. The calculated transpiration rate of each species was Shorea leprosula (4.47 mm/day), Hopea odorata (3.93 mm/day), Aquilaria malaccensis (3.34 mm/day), Shorea javanica (2.59 mm/day), Terminalia catappa (2.01 mm/day), Flacourtia rukam (1.96 mm/day), and Eusideroxylon zwageri (1.35 mm/day). During the driest month, Shorea leprosula would have the highest potential of water loss through transpiration than that in other studied species.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:160262020-12-18T02:20:11Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16026/ Transpiration capability of several lowland forest tree species M.F., Irsan E., Sulistyawati A., Hadiyane N., Hidayati Plant transpiration is the key to restore the water balance of mining site. Plant transpiration will relate to water loss rate from the land, therefore the transpiration ability of plants can be used as one criterion on the selection of tree species for postmining land reclamation program. This research aimed to compare transpiration capability among selected tree species and to compare potential loss of water through transpiration and the rate of water input through rainfall. Seven native lowland rainforest species commonly found in the Bangka Belitung Islands were used in this research. We measured parameters affecting transpiration rates, i.e. stomatal conductance, leaf area index (LAI), and subsequently calculated canopy conductance and transpiration rates. The calculated transpiration rate of each species was Shorea leprosula (4.47 mm/day), Hopea odorata (3.93 mm/day), Aquilaria malaccensis (3.34 mm/day), Shorea javanica (2.59 mm/day), Terminalia catappa (2.01 mm/day), Flacourtia rukam (1.96 mm/day), and Eusideroxylon zwageri (1.35 mm/day). During the driest month, Shorea leprosula would have the highest potential of water loss through transpiration than that in other studied species. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16026/1/49_02_10.pdf M.F., Irsan and E., Sulistyawati and A., Hadiyane and N., Hidayati (2020) Transpiration capability of several lowland forest tree species. Malaysian Applied Biology, 49 (2). pp. 63-67. ISSN 0126-8643 http://www.mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1003&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56
spellingShingle M.F., Irsan
E., Sulistyawati
A., Hadiyane
N., Hidayati
Transpiration capability of several lowland forest tree species
title Transpiration capability of several lowland forest tree species
title_full Transpiration capability of several lowland forest tree species
title_fullStr Transpiration capability of several lowland forest tree species
title_full_unstemmed Transpiration capability of several lowland forest tree species
title_short Transpiration capability of several lowland forest tree species
title_sort transpiration capability of several lowland forest tree species
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16026/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16026/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16026/1/49_02_10.pdf