Salinity effects on water potential and the normalized difference vegetation index in four species of a saline semi-arid ecosystem.

ABSTRACT: This study was carried out during January 2020-December 2020 in a semi-desert ecosystem in southern Sonora, Mexico, to determine the annual and daily variations in water potential and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) of Bursera fagaroides Engl., Monogr. Phan., Parkinsonia aculeata L., Sp. Pl.; Prosopis laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.), and Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. Soil electrical conductivity, cation content, and physical characteristics were determined at two depths, and water potential (ψ) was measured in roots, stems, and leaves. The daily leaf ψ was measured every 15 days each month to determine the duration of stress (hours) and the stress intensity (SI). The electrical conductivity determinations classified the soil in the expe

SUBMITTER: Soto Gonzales HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8552789 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature