Ecological study of Cryptocoryne Uenoi y. sasaki from Sabal Kruing River, Sarawak

Abstract

A study was carried out to compare the growth pattern of Cryptocoryne uenoi of shallow water regime and deep water regime collected from Sabal Kruing River, Sarawak. Sample in 0.5m x 0.5m quadrate in triplicate were collected where the biomass allocation, leaf area and photosynthesis measurement was carried out. Total dry weight of plant was higher at deep water regime with 143.14 g while 63.09 g at shallow water regime. The total number of leaves at deep water regime was 163 7 while 1112 for shallow water regime.