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2016-05-01

Estimation of transpiration in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) with the heat ratio method

Estimación de la transpiración en palma de aceite (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) por el método del radio de calor

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https://doi.org/10.15446/agron.colomb.v34n2.55649

Keywords:

transpiration, sap flow, vapor pressure deficit. (en)
Transpiración, flujo de savia, déficit de presión de vapor (es)

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  • Cristihian Jarri Bayona-Rodríguez Corporación Centro de Investigación en Palma de Aceite (Cenipalma)
  • Hernán Mauricio Romero Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Bogotá - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Biology
Sap flow sensors were installed on the leaf petioles of 5-year-old oil palms (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) to measure the xylem water flow for 12 days based on the heat ratio method (HRM). It was found that young leaves have higher sap flow rates, reaching values of over 250 cm3 h-1, and that sap flow fluctuations are directly related to weather conditions, particularly the vapor pressure deficit (VPD) component. It was observed that the sap flow rates remained constant and very close to 0 cm3 h-1 between 18:00 and 6:00 h and that the upward and downward movement of sap was faster during the day, with peak levels between 9:00 and 16:00 h. Under the evaluation conditions, the oil palm crop transpiration was estimated to be 1.15 mm H2O/ha-day. The HRM is a highly repeatable method and an useful tool to quantify the total oil palm transpiration. It could potentially be applied to irrigation.

En palma de aceite (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) de 5 años de edad se colocaron en la base peciolar de las hojas sensores de flujo de savia, basados en el método del radio de calor (HRM), para cuantificar durante 12 días el movimiento de agua xilemática en la palma. Se encontró que las hojas jóvenes tienen un mayor flujo de savia con valores superiores a los 250 cm3 h-1, se determinó que las fluctuaciones del flujo de savia están directamente relacionadas con las condiciones climáticas siendo el déficit de presión de vapor (VPD) el componente de mejor explicación para dicha variación. Se observó que el flujo de savia es constante y muy cercano a 0 cm3 h-1 desde las 18:00 horas hasta las 6:00 horas, y en el día su ascenso y descenso son rápidos y mantiene sus valores máximos entre las 9:00 y 16:00 h. Se estimó que bajo las condiciones de la evaluación el cultivo de palma de aceite presentó una transpiración de 1,15 mm H2O/ ha-día. El HRM resultó un método con alta repetibilidad entre las palmas siendo una buena herramienta para cuantificar la transpiración total de la palma de aceite y podría ser utilizada potencialmente para la aplicación de riego.

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Bayona-Rodríguez, C. J., & Romero, H. M. (2016). Estimation of transpiration in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) with the heat ratio method. Agronomía Colombiana, 34(2), 172-178. https://doi.org/10.15446/agron.colomb.v34n2.55649

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