Wetting properties and foliar water uptake of Tillandsia L.

• Main Authors: Zambrano, Anna Rose C., Linis, Virgilio C., Nepacina, Maria Rejane J., Silvestre, Mark Louie T., Foronda, Juanito Raphael F., Janairo, Jose Isagani B.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2020
• Subjects: Foliar diagnosis; Foliar trichomes; Foliar water uptake; Liquid spreading and wetting property; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/3096
• Institution: De La Salle University

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 < .05). This variation is influenced by their absorptive foliar trichomes. The...