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Transpiration capability of several lowland forest tree species
Irsan M.F.a, Sulistyawati E.a, Hadiyane A.a, Hidayati N.b
a Forestry Engineering Program, School of Life Sciences and Technology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
b Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Science, Cibinong, 16911, Indonesia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]© 2020, Malaysian Society of Applied Biology. All rights reserved.Plant transpiration is the key to restore the water balance of mining site. Plant transpiration will relate to water loss rate from the land, therefore the transpiration ability of plants can be used as one criterion on the selection of tree species for postmining land reclamation program. This research aimed to compare transpiration capability among selected tree species and to compare potential loss of water through transpiration and the rate of water input through rainfall. Seven native lowland rainforest species commonly found in the Bangka Belitung Islands were used in this research. We measured parameters affecting transpiration rates, i.e. stomatal conductance, leaf area index (LAI), and subsequently calculated canopy conductance and transpiration rates. The calculated transpiration rate of each species was Shorea leprosula (4.47 mm/day), Hopea odorata (3.93 mm/day), Aquilaria malaccensis (3.34 mm/day), Shorea javanica (2.59 mm/day), Terminalia catappa (2.01 mm/day), Flacourtia rukam (1.96 mm/day), and Eusideroxylon zwageri (1.35 mm/day). During the driest month, Shorea leprosula would have the highest potential of water loss through transpiration than that in other studied species.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Bangka Belitung native species,Post-mining site,Stomatal conductance,Transpiration[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]The author would like to thank the Biology Research Center of LIPI and Bogor Botanical Gardens for the facilities, permit, and cooperation.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]