Chlorophylla and biomass allocatio determination of cryptocoryne cordata at Lata Belatan, Terengganu

Abstract

The study of chlorophyll a and plant biomass allocation was conducted on Cryptocoryne cordata at the stream and swamp habitats at Lata Belatan, Terengganu in May and September 2007. The value of chlorophyll a at the stream populations range from 12.38 ± 4.65 µg/ml to 28.65 ± 4.65 µg/ml per plant in the dry seasons and 9.33 ± 7.40 µg/ml to 31.31 ± 7.40 µg/ml per plant in the wet seasons while at the swamp area, the chlorophyll a value range from 7.47 ± 6.49 µg/ml to 31.79 ± 6.49 µg/ml per plant in the dry seasons and 8.54 ± 5.38 µg/ml to 27.52 ± 5.38 µg/ml per plant in the wet season. T-test paired two samples shows that there were no significant different between stream and swamp area in the dry seasons (a =0.05 > 0.020) and significant different in the wet seasons for chlorophyll a value (a =0.05 < 0.177).