Desert Emergency - Lack of Water - How to Find and Collect Water. Plants and Human Survival in the Desert
Abstract
It is impossible to relate anatomic and morphologic traits of the plants with the water condition of the roots, thus making it possible to select those plants having the highest potential water yield. It has been determined that enclosing a branch consisting of living foliage in an impermeable membrane, such as a plastic sack, results in heat stress which inhibits transpiration. Alternative methods of collecting transpiration water are being sought. Preliminary evidence suggests that the rates of transpiration on not uniform on all sides of a plant.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 10, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA142025
Entities
People
- Yitzchak Gutterman