Modeling for radial distribution of sap flow in rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) trees

Kunjet Summit, Thaler Philippe, Gay Frédéric, Chuntuma Pisamai, Sangkhasila Kumut, Kasemsap Poonpipope. 2014. Modeling for radial distribution of sap flow in rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) trees. Agriculture and Natural Resources, 48 (4) : 534-539.

Résumé : This research improved the model for the radial distribution of the sap flux density in rubber trees. The objective of the study was to describe the radial variability of xylem sap flux in rubber trunks. The experiment was conducted in mature rubber trees aged 13 yr from clone RRIM 600, in a non-traditional planting area at the Chachoengsao Rubber Research Center from January to December 2007. The sap flow was measured by the heat dissipation method using home-made radial probes and then calibrated with the cut stems of rubber tree in the laboratory. The radial variability was modeled as a function of the depth into the xylem. Regression analysis was carried out using data on the sap flux density and depth into the xylem. The model used two basic assumptions: (1) young xylem (0–4 cm) has the maximum sap flux density and is stable and (2) sap flux density decreases linearly with the depth into the xylem (and thus older xylem) toward the center of the stem. The results showed that the model for radial distribution can be used to predict the sap flux density and to estimate the tree transpiration of different trunk diameters in rubber trees. The tree transpiration was highly variable with different girths of the rubber trees.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : physiologie végétale, translocation, Hevea brasiliensis, sève, xylème, modélisation

Mots-clés libres : Hevea brasilliensis, Modeling, Radial distribution, Sap flow, Stand transpiration

Classification Agris : F62 - Physiologie végétale - Croissance et développement

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 1 (2014-2018) - Agriculture écologiquement intensive

Auteurs et affiliations

• Kunjet Summit, Burapha University (THA) - auteur correspondant
• Thaler Philippe, CIRAD-PERSYST-UMR Eco&Sols (THA) ORCID: 0000-0002-9924-4309
• Gay Frédéric, CIRAD-PERSYST-UMR Eco&Sols (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0002-7624-8489
• Chuntuma Pisamai, Chachoengsao Rubber Research Center (THA)
• Sangkhasila Kumut, Kasetsart University (THA)
• Kasemsap Poonpipope, Kasetsart University (THA)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/600272/)

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