Leaf surface structures enable the endemic Namib desert grass Stipagrostis sabulicola to irrigate itself with fog water
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Leaf surface structures enable the endemic Namib desert grass Stipagrostis sabulicola to irrigate itself with fog water.
The Namib grass Stipagrostis sabulicola relies, to a large degree, upon fog for its water supply and is able to guide collected water towards the plant base. This directed irrigation of the plant base allows an efficient and rapid uptake of the fog water by the shallow roots. In this contribution, the mechanisms for this directed water flow are analysed. Stipagrostis sabulicola has a highly irr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of The Royal Society Interface
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1742-5689,1742-5662
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0847