Reducing transpiration to conserve water in soil and plants

Davenport, D; Uriu, K; Hagan, R

Reducing transpiration to conserve water in soil and plants

Authors

David C. Davenport
Kay Uriu
Robert M. Hagan

Authors Affiliations

David C. Davenport is Associate Research Water Scientist, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources (Water Science and Engineering Section), U. C. Davis; Kay Uriu is Pomologist, Department of Pomology, U.C. Davis; Robert M. Hagan is Professor of Water Science, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources (Water Science and Engineering Section), U. C. Davis;.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 31(5):40-41. DOI:10.3733/ca.v031n05p40. May 1977.

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Abstract

A major pathway of water loss from plants is by transpiration, which accounts for 99 percent of the water taken up by plant roots. This water is lost from the immediate area where the plant is growing, since it passes via the atmosphere to some other point in the hydrologic cycle. Because the water that is transpired is essentially pure, salts in the soil water system become more concentrated.

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