Changes in the water status of tea clones during dry weather in Kenya
- 1 October 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Agricultural Science
- Vol. 89 (2) , 297-307
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021859600028227
Abstract
Summary: Partial closure of the stomata occurred during the middle of the day even when tea plants were growing in a wet soil and there were similar diurnal changes in the xylem water potential (ψx). As the soil dried the daily minimum values of ψxdeclined, more in some clones than in others, and there were also interesting differences between clones in the sensitivity of their stomata to changes in ψx. Possible ways in which these observations could form the basis of tests for screening clones for drought resistance are discussed.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
- Responses of Seedling Tea Bushes and their Clones to Water StressExperimental Agriculture, 1977
- Methods of Bringing Tea into Bearing in Relation to Water Status During Dry WeatherExperimental Agriculture, 1976
- Changes in the Stomatal Response Characteristics of Grain Sorghum Produced by Water Stress During Growth1Crop Science, 1974
- The internal water status of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis): Some results illustrating the use of the pressure chamber techniqueAgricultural Meteorology, 1972
- The Diffusion Resistance and Water Status of Leaves ofBeta vulgarisJournal of Experimental Botany, 1972
- Behavior of Corn and Sorghum under Water Stress and during RecoveryPlant Physiology, 1971
- Analysis of genotype × environment interaction in triple test cross dataHeredity, 1971
- Differing Sensitivity of Photosynthesis to Low Leaf Water Potentials in Corn and SoybeanPlant Physiology, 1970
- Water Relations of Pine Seedlings in Relation to Root and Shoot GrowthPlant Physiology, 1968
- Nomenclature and Classification of the Tea PlantNature, 1959