Significance and limits in the use of predawn leaf water potential for tree irrigation

Plant and Soil

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-167

  Améglio, Thierry ^a   Archer, Philippe ^a   Cohen, Moisés ^b   Valancogne, Charles ^c   Daudet, François Alain ^a   Dayau, Sylvia ^c   Cruiziat, Pierre ^a  

^a PIAF   (France)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Predawn leaf water potential; Relative transpiration; Root embolism; Sap flow; Split root; Walnut

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032460027     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026415302759     Document Type: Article

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