Modelling water relations of horticultural crops: A review

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 21-46

  Jones, H G ^a   Tardieu, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UMR 759 LEPSE   (France)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Models; Transportation; Water relations; Water stress

Indexed keywords

HORTICULTURE; MODELLING; WATER RELATION;

EID: 0032580259     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(98)00081-8     Document Type: Article

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