Wetting Properties and Foliar Water Uptake of Tillandsia L
| Autor: | Anna Rose C. Zambrano, Maria Rejane J. Nepacina, Juanito Raphael F. Foronda, Mark Louie T. Silvestre, Virgilio C. Linis, Jose Isagani B. Janairo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Materials science
Tillandsia biology 02 engineering and technology Adhesion 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology biology.organism_classification Trichome Surface energy Surfaces Coatings and Films Biomaterials Horticulture 020303 mechanical engineering & transports 0203 mechanical engineering Water uptake Wetting Cultivar 0210 nano-technology |
| Zdroj: | Biotribology. 19:100103 |
| ISSN: | 2352-5738 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.biotri.2019.100103 |
| Popis: | Quantitative dimensional analyses of the wetting property of selected Tillandsia L. were conducted. The wettability on the leaf surfaces of three Tillandsia species and one hybrid cultivar has significant variations (p T. xerographica (36.63%) > T. caput-medusae E. Morren (35.91%). Based on the results of adhesion and surface free energy of the leaf surfaces, the desirable wetting properties of all four Tillandsia plants used in this study were determined. Among the four, T. schiedeana and T. caput medusae exhibited interesting liquid adhesion on the adaxial leaf surface which makes the two plants hydrophilic on this particular leaf surface. On the other hand, the highest water drop adherence to the leaf surface is observed in T. schiedeana which is necessary for its high foliar water uptake. In this study, it was proven that structure, arrangement and density of foliar trichomes found in Tillandsia affect the spreading of liquid and leaf surface wettability on their leaf surfaces which in turn improve the foliar water uptake of these plants. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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