Eucalyptus and Water Use in South Africa

Table 1

Comparative water use efficiency (WUE) values among Eucalyptus species and clones grown in South Africa, expressed as annual stem volume increment per unit volume of water transpired (m³ wood m⁻³ water).

Eucalypt species/clone	WUE; (m^3 wood m^−3 water)	Reference
E. grandis clones	0.0060	[5]
E. grandis clones	0.0123	[5]
E. grandis clones	0.0094	[5]
E. grandis clones	0.0095	[5]
E. grandis	0.0042	[26]
E. grandis	0.0032	[26]
E. grandis	0.0086	[28]
E. grandis	0.0060	[28]
E. grandis	0.0058	[28]
E. grandis	0.0045	[28]
E. grandis	0.0071	[28]
E. grandis	0.0057	[28]
E. grandis	0.0024	[28]
E. grandis	0.0018	[28]
E. grandis	0.0033	[28]
E. grandis	0.0024	[28]
E. grandis	0.0110	[40]
E. grandis	0.0064	[40]
E. grandis	0.0094	[40]
E. grandis	0.0053	[40]
E. grandis	0.0077	[40]
E. grandis	0.0064	[40]
E. grandis	0.0044	[40]
E. grandis	0.0050	[40]
E. grandis	0.0074	[40]
E. grandis	0.0038	[40]
E. grandis	0.0050	[40]
E. grandis	0.0041	[40]
E. grandis	0.0048	[40]
E. grandis	0.0082	[40]
E. grandis	0.0045	[40]
E. grandis	0.0069	[40]
E. grandis	0.0055	[40]
GC15	0.0028	[41]
GC15	0.0048	[41]
GC15	0.0033	[41]
GT529	0.0032	[41]
GT529	0.0049	[41]
GT529	0.0058	[41]
TAG5	0.0045	[41]
TAG5	0.0038	[41]
TAG5	0.0035	[41]
Eucalyptus and hybrid clones	0.0015	[42]
Eucalyptus and hybrid clones	0.0013	[42]
Eucalyptus and hybrid clones	0.0011	[42]
Eucalyptus and hybrid clones	0.0008	[42]
Eucalyptus and hybrid clones	0.0010	[42]
Eucalyptus and hybrid clones	0.0014	[42]
Eucalyptus species	0.0034	[43]