Research Article

Foliar Water Uptake of Tamarix ramosissima from an Atmosphere of High Humidity

Table 2

Accumulated sap flow of T.  ramosissima for treatment and control groups during the daytime and nighttime under different weather conditions in July.

WeatherDateSap flow of treatment group (g cm−2)Sap flow of control group (g cm−2)
DaytimeNighttimeDaytimeNighttime
PositiveNegativePositiveNegativePositiveNegativePositiveNegative

Shower, cloudy18th90.270.009.531.2083.630.0011.820.00
Sunny19th203.960.0018.851.97162.070.0016.190.00
Mostly clear20th196.870.0011.6513.47152.250.0018.950.00
Mostly clear21st185.210.0010.840.37149.730.0015.380.00
Mostly clear22nd210.090.009.962.97156.570.0015.460.00
Sunny23rd210.640.0010.7013.14170.120.007.090.80
Cloudy24th141.850.0011.110.1283.990.009.530.12
Rainy25th114.780.009.793.8684.480.005.573.91
Rainy26th0.0010.80.0017.040.008.590.0016.26
Rainy27th46.482.441.4211.0612.513.690.0014.19
Cloudy28th175.140.006.5011.28121.220.006.792.06

Note: the daytime is from 7 am to 7:30 pm; the rest of the time is the nighttime.