Table 1. Soil physical characteristics of the plots in response to irrigation on a green rooftop
Kind of plants | Treatment | Soil EC (mS/cm) | Soil temperature (°C) |
May | June | July | August | May | June | July | August |
Vicks Plant | Irrigation | 0.18 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 9.77 | 8.93 | 10.87 | 1265 |
No irrigation | 0.16 | 0.38 | 0.55 | 0.17 | 10.40 | 9.47 | 12.27 | 13.30 |
Choco Mint | Irrigation | 0.52 | 0.43 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 11.07 | 9.77 | 13.40 | 13.54 |
No irrigation | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 11.07 | 9.93 | 13.93 | 13.77 |
Pineapple sage | Irrigation | 0.66 | 0.61 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 10.77 | 9.97 | 11.73 | 13.12 |
No irrigation | 0.44 | 0.71 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 10.73 | 10.20 | 10.13 | 13.55 |
Spearmint | Irrigation | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 10.60 | 9.13 | 11.27 | 13.28 |
No irrigation | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 10.10 | 8.47 | 11.50 | 13.46 |
Peppermint | Irrigation | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 10.60 | 8.67 | 11.20 | 13.02 |
No irrigation | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 10.10 | 9.07 | 10.10 | 13.44 |
Lemon balm | Irrigation | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 9.37 | 9.13 | 11.37 | 1260 |
No irrigation | 0.19 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 8.03 | 8.47 | 10.80 | 13.12 |
Rosemary | Irrigation | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 9.40 | 9.37 | 11.70 | 9.39 |
No irrigation | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 9.63 | 8.27 | 12.27 | 8.95 |
Apple Mint | Irrigation | 0.64 | 0.46 | 0.41 | - | 9.80 | 9.30 | 12.53 | - |
No irrigation | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.13 | - | 9.83 | 9.27 | 13.73 | - |
Lavander | Irrigation | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.29 | - | 10.07 | 8.60 | 12.50 | - |
No irrigation | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.07 | - | 9.73 | 8.47 | 12.17 | - |
Tansy | Irrigation | 0.37 | 0.47 | 0.32 | - | 9.90 | 9.20 | 13.20 | - |
No irrigation | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.00 | - | 8.23 | 8.00 | 14.90 | - |
Lemon Verbena | Irrigation | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.19 | - | 10.13 | 9.13 | 13.60 | - |
No irrigation | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.05 | - | 9.83 | 8.33 | 15.27 | - |
Ox-eye Daisy | Irrigation | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.23 | - | 9.33 | 7.73 | 14.20 | - |
No irrigation | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.13 | - | 8.53 | 8.10 | 1233 | - |
Feverfew | Irrigation | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.19 | - | 9.43 | 9.00 | 1267 | - |
No irrigation | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.06 | - | 9.07 | 8.67 | 10.77 | - |
Roman Chamomile | Irrigation | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.36 | - | 8.93 | 8.73 | 10.83 | - |
No irrigation | 0.21 | 0.15 | 0.09 | - | 9.07 | 9.13 | 13.43 | - |
Heliotrope | Irrigation | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.21 | - | 8.93 | 8.83 | 13.80 | - |
No irrigation | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.09 | - | 8.47 | 8.93 | 1257 | - |
Thyme | Irrigation | 0.25 | 0.23 | - | - | 7.93 | 8.30 | - | - |
No irrigation | 0.11 | 0.13 | - | - | 8.60 | 7.93 | - | - |
Soapwort | Irrigation | 0.20 | 0.20 | - | - | 8.13 | 8.27 | - | - |
No irrigation | 0.15 | 0.12 | - | - | 7.60 | 8.47 | - | - |
Lady's mantle | Irrigation | 0.21 | 0.18 | - | - | 8.37 | 8.53 | - | - |
No irrigation | 0.26 | 0.17 | - | - | 8.60 | 6.97 | - | - |