Claim · model-written summary
Rosemary relative leaf water content fell 22% under drought.
- Taxon
- rosemary
Salvia rosmarinust1 - Outcome
- relative leaf water contente1
- Value
- 22%e0
Not reportedTreatmentComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e0“compared with 22% in R. officinalis”
t0“two evergreen shrubs growing in Mediterranean field conditions”
e1“a 50% decrease in the relative leaf water content in L. stoechas”
t1“rosemary ( Rosmarinus officinalis )”
Title
SERGI MUNNÉ‐BOSCH; SALVADOR NOGUÉS; LEONOR ALEGRE New Phytologist 1999. doi:10.1046/j.1469-8137.1999.00490.x
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- Intervention effect Withheld water decreased predawn shoot water potential similarly in both shrubs.
- Intervention effect Lavender relative leaf water content fell 50% under drought.
- Intervention effect CO2 assimilation fell about 75% in both drought-stressed shrubs.
- Observation Lavender photosynthesis to stomatal conductance ratio was lower than rosemary, 35 versus 45.
- Intervention effect Photosystem II quantum efficiency fell about 45% at midday in drought-stressed shrubs.
- Observation Neither shrub suffered detectable drought damage to photosystem II.
- Intervention effect Lavender carotenoid content per chlorophyll rose about 62% during water stress.
- Intervention effect Rosemary carotenoid content per chlorophyll rose about 30% during water stress.
- Observation Only lavender absorbed dew through leaves.
- Intervention effect Six days of dew improved lavender relative leaf water content about 72%.
- Intervention effect Six days of dew improved lavender shoot water potential by about 0.5 MPa.
- Observation Lavender photosynthetic capacity did not recover until autumn rainfall.