Growth, water relations and physiological processes of starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L) plants under root growth restriction
Starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L., Clone B17) plants were grown in two levels of root zone volume (3.36 m3 or 0.68 m3) and two levels of water availability (well watered or 30% of field capacity). Root restriction inhibited the growth of starfruit plants as indicated by the reduction in leaf and root...
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1996
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| description | Starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L., Clone B17) plants were grown in two levels of root zone volume (3.36 m3 or 0.68 m3) and two levels of water availability (well watered or 30% of field capacity). Root restriction inhibited the growth of starfruit plants as indicated by the reduction in leaf and root growth, and to a greater extent under water stress conditions. Under well-watered conditions, root growth restriction resulted in a slight reduction in leaf water potential. Regardless of watering regimes, root growth restriction causes an increase in leaf diffusive resistance, which consequently contributes to the reduction in leaf photosynthetic rate. The beneficial effect of root growth restriction in plants grown under well watered conditions is to hasten flower initiation. |
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| spelling | upm-424862024-08-30T02:40:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42486/ Growth, water relations and physiological processes of starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L) plants under root growth restriction Ismail, Mohd Razi Mohd Noor, Khuzaimah Starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L., Clone B17) plants were grown in two levels of root zone volume (3.36 m3 or 0.68 m3) and two levels of water availability (well watered or 30% of field capacity). Root restriction inhibited the growth of starfruit plants as indicated by the reduction in leaf and root growth, and to a greater extent under water stress conditions. Under well-watered conditions, root growth restriction resulted in a slight reduction in leaf water potential. Regardless of watering regimes, root growth restriction causes an increase in leaf diffusive resistance, which consequently contributes to the reduction in leaf photosynthetic rate. The beneficial effect of root growth restriction in plants grown under well watered conditions is to hasten flower initiation. Elsevier Science 1996-09 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42486/1/Growth%2C%20water%20relations%20and%20physiological%20processes%20of%20starfruit%20%28Averrhoa%20carambola%20L%29%20plants%20under%20root%20growth%20restriction.pdf text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/42486/7/1-s2.0-0304423896009065-main.pdf Ismail, Mohd Razi and Mohd Noor, Khuzaimah (1996) Growth, water relations and physiological processes of starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L) plants under root growth restriction. Scientia Horticulturae, 66 (1-2). pp. 51-58. ISSN 0304-4238 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0304423896009065 10.1016/0304-4238(96)00906-5 |
| spellingShingle | Ismail, Mohd Razi Mohd Noor, Khuzaimah Growth, water relations and physiological processes of starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L) plants under root growth restriction |
| title | Growth, water relations and physiological processes of starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L) plants under root growth restriction |
| title_full | Growth, water relations and physiological processes of starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L) plants under root growth restriction |
| title_fullStr | Growth, water relations and physiological processes of starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L) plants under root growth restriction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growth, water relations and physiological processes of starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L) plants under root growth restriction |
| title_short | Growth, water relations and physiological processes of starfruit (Averrhoa carambola L) plants under root growth restriction |
| title_sort | growth, water relations and physiological processes of starfruit (averrhoa carambola l) plants under root growth restriction |
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