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- Title
Effects of irrigation amount on morphological characteristics and water use of Jatropha curcas.
- Authors
YANG Qi-liang; ZHANG Jing; LIU Xiao-gang; YUAN Li-chun; LIU Yan-wei; YANG Ju-rui
- Abstract
Jatropha curcas is the most promising energy tree, and soil moisture is the key factor which affects the seedling quality and water use efficiency of J. curcas. With aims to evaluate the effect of different irrigation amount on growth, morphological characteristics and water use of J. curcas, a pot experiment was conducted with four irrigation amounts, i. e. , W1:472. 49 mm, W2: 228. 79 mm, W3:154. 18 mm and W4:106. 93 mm, respectively. Compared with W1 treatment, the leaf area and stem cross-section area of base significantly decreased in W2, W3 and W4 treatments, but Huber value significantly increased, which could improve the efficiency of water transfer from root to shoot, thus enhance the capability of resistance to drought stress. Compared with W1 treatment, the healthy index of J. curcas seedlings decreased slightly in W2 treatment but significantly decreased in W3 and W4 treatments. Hence, the irrigation amount from 228. 79 to 472. 49 mm was beneficial to increase the healthy index of J. curcas seedlings. Compared with W1 treatment, irrigation water was saved by 67. 4% in W3 treatment, and the total dry mass and evapotranspiration significantly decreased by 17. 4% and 68. 6%, and the irrigation water use efficiency and total water use efficiency increased by 153. 2% and 163. 2%, respectively. In the condition of this study, the irrigation amount of 154. 18 mm was beneficial to increase water use efficiency.
- Subjects
IRRIGATION; JATROPHA; PLANT morphology; SEEDLINGS; WATER efficiency
- Publication
Yingyong Shengtai Xuebao, 2014, Vol 25, Issue 5, p1335
- ISSN
1001-9332
- Publication type
Article