Photosynthesis and Transpiration of Monterey Pine Seedlings as a Function of Soil Water Suction and Soil Temperature
- 1 April 1968
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 43 (4), 515-521
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.43.4.515
Abstract
Rates of photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration of Monterey pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) were measured under controlled conditions of soil water suction and soil temperature. Air temperature, relative humidity, light intensity, and air movement were maintained constant. Rates of net photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration decreased with increasing soil water suction. The decrease in the rates of net photosynthesis and transpiration as a function of the soil temperature at low soil water suctions may be attributed to changes in the viscosity of water. At soil water suctions larger than 0.70 bars rates of transpiration and net photosynthesis may be affected in the same proportion by changes in stomatal apertures.Keywords
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