The water economy of the sea grassThalassia testudinum
โ Scribed by F. Gessner
- Book ID
- 104736009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1971
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 460 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0025-3162
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โฆ Synopsis
The osmotic values in the leaves of Thalassia testudinum ]~ANKS ex I~SNIG, collected from the natural habitat, were found to be 32 atm; the relative transpiration was t00%. Electronmicroscopieal analysis of the cuticle reveals many perforations. The critical sublethal water deficit lies near 65 %. In dense meadows the green surface area of the plants amounts to t8.56 m2/m 2 bottom area.
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