Abstract
Three xerophytic plant species namely Agave americana Linn., Aloe vera Tourn. and Linn. and Euphorbia milii Des Moul. were propagated in a greenhouse each with 5 varying soil moisture contents i.e. 1.25%, 2.5%, 5%, 10%, and 20% and subjected to 4 watering frequencies i.e. daily, weekly, biweekly and monthly. Euphorbia milii was the most xerophytic species having relatively lower rate of transpiration than Aloe vera and Agave americana. It was suggested that the high rate of transpiration in Aloe vera and Agave americana may be due to the large tetracytic stomata as compared to the small paracytic stomata of Euphorbia milii. It was also observed that Aloe vera was least tolerant of high soil moisture in daily watering as well as low soil moisture in monthly regime. Agave americana and Euphorbia milii were species that were more robust with capacity to cope well with low and high watering regimes than Aloe vera.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Euphorbia milii had lower transpiration than Aloe vera and Agave americana.
- Taxon
- Euphorbia milii
Euphorbia miliie0 - Outcome
- rate of transpiratione0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Comparator
- Aloe vera and Agave americanae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Euphorbia milii was the most xerophytic species having relatively lower rate of transpiration than Aloe vera and Agave americana”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest larger tetracytic stomata may explain the higher transpiration of Aloe vera and Agave americana relative to Euphorbia milii.
- Taxon
- Aloe vera and Agave americana
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Agave americanae0 - Organ / stage
- stomatae0
- Outcome
- rate of transpiratione0
- Qualifier
- may be due to the large tetracytic stomatae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
%2C_Mosqueira.JPG?width=500)
Verbatim
e0“the high rate of transpiration in Aloe vera and Agave americana may be due to the large tetracytic stomata as compared to the small paracytic stomata of Euphorbia milii”
Claim · model-written summary
Aloe vera was least tolerant of high soil moisture with daily watering and low soil moisture with monthly watering.
- Outcome
- tolerante0
- Direction
- leaste0
- Qualifier
- high soil moisture in daily watering as well as low soil moisture in monthly regimee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Aloe vera was least tolerant of high soil moisture in daily watering as well as low soil moisture in monthly regime”
Claim · model-written summary
Agave americana coped better with low and high watering regimes than Aloe vera.
- Taxon
- Agave americanaAgave americanae0
- Outcome
- capacity to cope well with low and high watering regimese0
- Direction
- more robuste0
- Comparator
- Aloe verae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Agave americana and Euphorbia milii were species that were more robust with capacity to cope well with low and high watering regimes than Aloe vera”
Claim · model-written summary
Euphorbia milii coped better with low and high watering regimes than Aloe vera.
- Taxon
- Euphorbia miliiEuphorbia miliie0
- Outcome
- capacity to cope well with low and high watering regimese0
- Direction
- more robuste0
- Comparator
- Aloe verae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Agave americana and Euphorbia milii were species that were more robust with capacity to cope well with low and high watering regimes than Aloe vera”