期刊
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
卷 119, 期 -, 页码 27-30出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.03.010
关键词
Caper; Catacombs; Deep roots; Dry season; Natural rhizotron; Water uptake
资金
- British Council [ELKE 70/3/4326]
- Greek Ministry of Civilization
The growing period of the deep-rooted, winter-deciduous Capparis spinosa (caper) coincides with the dry season, in the Mediterranean Basin. Roots of wild shrubs of C spinosa penetrated cracks of a pumice substrate and lengthened in the subterranean environment of the ancient catacombs of Milos Island (Greece); therein, they reached depths of up to 20 m and exploited water present in deep soil layers. Elevated water potential (Psi) was measured in root segments (Psi(r) = 035 +/- 0.06 MPa), a few centimetres from the root apices of C spinosa found in the catacombs during the dry season. Also, estimates of foliar predawn water potential and gas exchange components, as well as of nocturnal floral water potential of C. spinosa grown on slopes above the subterranean monument were high and reflected the efficiency of roots in retaining acquisition of water from deep soil layers, during the dry season. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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