Abstract
SUMMARY The precise determination of water loss from plant canopies is important for monitoring crop water usage and for many agricultural management operations related to water use planning. The aim of this study was to estimate water loss from sunlit and shaded fractions of a maize (Zea mays L.) canopy, under wellwatered conditions, using the Penman-Monteith energy balance equation. Estimated values were validated by a heat pulse system, which was used to measure stem sap flow and by a weighing lysimeter. Water loss was corrected to account for the effect of row structure in the early stages of maize. Results showed that estimated transpiration of the shaded canopy ranged from 30% to 45% for total transpiration, under fluctuation of atmospheric demand. Hourly and daily estimations of transpiration showed good agreement with lysimeter and heat pulse measurements.
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