Table 3.

Mid-morning and mid-afternoon stomatal conductance rates for crape myrtle cultivars on mulched, soil and turf surfaces on 23 August, 1989.

Cultivar and surface treatmentStomatai conductance (mmol/m2/s)
10:30 am2:00pm
Hope
Turfz22.5±0.319.8±0.6
Soil27.6±0.618.4+0.8
Mulch45.6±0.621.5+0.6
Victor
Turf15.8±0.711.6±0.6
Soil14.5±0.713.1±0.6
Mulch26.5±0.819.6±0.8
Seminole
Turf15.5±0.713.8±0.5
Soil17.7±0.615.9±0.4
Mulch24.O±0.615.8±0.6
Carolina Beauty
Turf14.2±0.413.5±0.4
Soil16.7±0.413.3±0.4
Mulch20.5±0.214.7±0.5
  • z Data are means ± SE (n=6)