The effect of irrigation frequency on water and carbon relations in three cultivars of sweet pepper (Capsicum chinense Jacq), in a tropical semiarid region

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 301-308

  Jaimez, R E ^a   Rada, F ^a   Garcia Nunez C ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Capsicum chinense; Crop ecophysiology; Osmotic adjustment; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; FRUIT; GAS EXCHANGE; IRRIGATION; WATER RELATIONS; YIELD RESPONSE;

CAPSICUM CHINENSE;

EID: 0033199155     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(99)00017-5     Document Type: Article

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