The relation of midday stem water potential to the growth and physiology of fruit trees under water limited conditions

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 537, Issue , 2000, Pages 425-430

  Shackel, K ^a   Lampinen, B ^a   Sibbett, S ^a   Olson, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Irrigation; RDI; Stem water potential; Water stress

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS DULCIS; PYRUS;

EID: 0009863847     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2000.537.50     Document Type: Article

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