Lahiri, A.N. (1975) Water use by desertic vegetation and its hydrological implications. Annals of Arid Zone, 14 (2). pp. 135-148.
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Abstract
Describes the use of water by trees, grasses and agricultural crops in desert conditions in Western Rajasthan. The diurnal transpiration rates in June, Sept. and Dec. of Tecomella undulata, Salvadora oleoides and Prosopis cineraria are tabulated. High rates of turnover of water were maintained in all seasons. Changes in the moisture conditions in the upper soil layers did not affect the transpiration rate (a) or relative turgidity (b) of mature trees (with deep root systems), but seedlings with a limited root system showed a decline in (a) and (b) as the soil moisture approached the wilting point. Stress is laid on the dependence of groundwater in the areas concerned upon recharge from distant catchments
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India |
| Subjects: | Atmosperic Science > Climatology Soil Science and Microbiology > Soil Sciences |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Mr B Krishnamurthy |
| Date Deposited: | 09 May 2012 14:29 |
| Last Modified: | 09 May 2012 14:29 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/5185 |
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