Characteristics and affecting factors of sap flow density of Pinus tabuliformis and Hippophae rhamnoides in growing season in the hilly region of the Loess Plateau, China

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.201703.034

Abstract

Abstract: The dynamic changes of sap flow density (J_s) of Pinus tabuliformis and Hippophae rhamnoides in plantations from July to September in 2015 was monitored through thermal dissipation probe in the hilly region of the Loess Plateau. In addition, plant physiological characteristics were analyzed to determine the water use types of these two species. The results indicated that the daily changes of J_s of P. tabuliformis and H. rhamnoides showed a single peak during both pre- and post-precipitation. The J_s of P. tabuliformis in growing season (12.62 mL·m^-2·s^-1) was significantly higher than that of H. rhamnoides (2.60 mL·m^-2·s^-1). The J_s of these two species were significantly positively correlated with photosynthetic active radiation, vapor pressure deficit, soil volume-tric water content (SWC). The J_s of these two species were mainly influenced by meteorological factors during pre- and post-precipitation in both August and September. The contribution of SWC to J_s of H. rhamnoides increased by 4.2% after precipitation in September, but the contribution of SWC to J_s of P. tabuliformis decreased by 0.3% after precipitation in both August and September, respectively. Meanwhile, P. tabuliformis showed significantly higher water potential in midday leaf, but lower coefficient of variation (7.3%) than H. rhamnoides with the coefficient of variation of 11.7%. However, H. rhamnoides exhibited higher leaf stomatal conductance. Thus, P. tabuliformis and H. rhamnoides could be considered as isohydry and anisohydry species, respectively.

Key words: isohydry, Pinus tabuliformis, anisohydry, Hippophae rhamnoides., sap flow density

WEN Jie, CHEN Yun-ming,TANG Ya-kun,WU Xu, XIE Yu-li,CUI Gao-yang. Characteristics and affecting factors of sap flow density of Pinus tabuliformis and Hippophae rhamnoides in growing season in the hilly region of the Loess Plateau, China[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2017, 28(3): 763-771.

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