Responses of herbaceous mimosa ( Mimosa strigillosa), a new reclamation species, to cyclic moisture stress

• Published in: Resources, conservation and recycling Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 155 - 165
• Main Authors: Chang, Mingteh, Crowley, Christopher M., Nuruddin, Ahmad A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.06.1995; Oxford Elsevier
• Subjects: Adaptation to environment and cultivation conditions; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; Drought species; Environmental degradation: ecosystems survey and restoration; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genetics and breeding of economic plants; Herbaceous mimosa; Moisture stress; Reclamation; Soil erosion, conservation, land management and development; Soil science; Varietal selection. Specialized plant breeding, plant breeding aims; Drought species; Moisture stress; Reclamation; Herbaceous mimosa; Water; Xerophyte; Genetic resource; Soil moisture; Arid environment; Ecophysiology; Water stress; Soil conservation; Restorative plant; Leguminosae; Cyclic; Drought resistance; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Herbaceous plant; Soil plant relation; Greenhouse study; Adaptation
• ISSN: 0921-3449; 1879-0658
• DOI: 10.1016/0921-3449(94)00044-6

A greenhouse study was conducted to evaluate the response of herbaceous mimosa ( Mimosa strigillosa) to six levels of cyclic soil moisture stresses in a 17-week period. The results showed that the cultivar continued to grow and the biomass continued to increase even when the soil moisture stress was as high as at the wilting point (1500 Kpa). Also, transpiration recovery rate was quick and values of root/shoot ratio were high when the plant was subject to the cyclic moisture stress condition. All these characteristics, along with strong rooting and spreading ability, suggest this legume as a promising drought hardiness species for reclamation purposes.