The effect of water stress on the growth of lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus Stapf.)

• Main Author: Gacutan, Rico Vasquez
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1993
• Subjects: Grasses > Research; Plants; Effect of water levels on; Cymbopogon
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1178
• Institution: De La Salle University

The effect of different levels of water on the growth of lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus Stapf.) was conducted for a four-week duration at the greenhouse of De La Salle University. Tillers of lemon grass were watered to field capacity, 80 percent, 60 percent, and 40 percent of field capacity. Results showed that as the level of water was reduced, morphological parameters such as leaf area, shoot height, number of tillers and shoot dry weight were also reduced. However, the significant effects were observed on leaf area and highly significant difference was observed on shoot dry weight. No significant difference was observed on number of tillers and shoot height. Nitrogen content was affected by the different levels of water at 1 percent level of significance. The chlorophyll content declined as the water level was reduced. However, the differences observed were not significant.