Water Use Efficiency of Acacia seyal (Del.) in extreme arid environment prevails in South-Western Desert, Egypt | ||||
| Aswan University Journal of Environmental Studies | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2020, Page 28-37 PDF (630.82 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/aujes.2020.124532 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Usama A.A Radwan* ; Tarek A.A. Radwan; Esraa K. Abouelkasim | ||||
| Botany Department, Faculty of Sciences, Aswan University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The present investigation involves the studies of water use efficiency of Acacia seyal (Del.) seedlings under extreme arid conditions. Experiments were performed in a hyper arid environment to study the effects of drought stress using different water regimes at 12%, 9%, 6%, 4% and 2%. Calculated instantaneous water use efficiency was measured under full Photosynthetic Active Radiation range (0-2500μmols-1m-2). Acacia seyal showed maximum photosynthesis rate at 9% soil moisture content, and at high Photosynthetic Active Radiation levels. Maximum transpiration rate recorded at 9% soil moisture content at highest Photosynthetic Active Radiation. The maximum instantaneous water use efficiency was noticed at 4% soil moisture content at high Photosynthetic Active Radiation level. Acacia seyal maximized photosynthesis rate and minimized transpiration rate, giving maximum instantaneous water use efficiency at the high Photosynthetic Active Radiation and low soil moisture content levels. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Drought stress; photosynthetic Active Radiation; photosynthesis; transpiration rate; water use; Riverian plant | ||||
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