Apricot tree response to withholding irrigation at different phenological periods

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 201-215

  Torrecillas, A ^a,b   Domingo, R ^b   Galego, R ^c   Ruiz Sanchez M C ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^c Instituto de Investigaciones de Riego y Drenaje   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Fruit growth; Fruit quality; Fruit set; Prunus armeniaca; Vegetative growth; Water stress

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS ARMENIACA;

EID: 0034604667     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(99)00146-6     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Artés F., Marín J.G., Domingo R., Pérez-Pastor A., Ruiz-Sánchez M.C. Caracterización del albaricoque Búlida durante el crecimiento y maduración. Actas de Horticultura. 26:1999;185-190.
2. Bradford, K.J., Hsiao, T.C., 1982. Physiological responses to moderate water stress. In: Lange, O.D., Nobel, P.S., Osmond, C.B., Ziegler, H. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, Vol. 12. Springer, Berlin, pp. 263-324.
3. Burgos L., Berenguer T., Egea J. Self- and cross-compatibility among apricot cultivars. Hort. Sci. 28:1993;148-150.
4. Caspari H.W., Behboudian M.H., Chalmers D.J. Water use, growth and fruit yield of 'Hosui' Asian pears under deficit irrigation. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 119:1994;383-388.
5. Chalmers D.J., Mitchell P.D., Van Heek L. Control of peach tree growth and productivity by regulated water supply, tree density and summer pruning. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 106:1981;307-312.
6. Cohen A., Goell A. Fruit development as an indicator of the irrigation needs of citrus trees. Proc. Int. Soc. Citriculture Cong. (Saõ Paulo). 1:1984;114-118.
7. Davies W.J., Zhang J. Root signals and regulation of growth and development of plants in drying soils. Ann. Rev. Plant Physiol., Plant Mol. Biol. 42:1991;55-76.
8. Domingo R., Ruiz-Sánchez M.C., Sánchez-Blanco M.J., Torrecillas A. Water relations, growth and yield of Fino lemon trees under regulated deficit irrigation. Irrig. Sci. 16:1996;115-123.
9. Fereres, E., Goldhamer, D.A., 1990. Deciduous fruit and nut trees. In: Steward, B.A., Nielsen, D.R. (Eds.), Irrigation of Agricultural Crops. Agronomy No. 30. Publ. ASA, CSSA y SSSA, Madison, WI, pp. 987-1017.
10. Fleckinger, J., 1954. Observations recentes sur l'ecologie du pommier a cidre. VII Congres Internationalle Botanique, 10 pp.
11. Forshey C.G., Elfving D.C. The relationship between vegetative growth and fruiting in apple trees. Hort. Rev. 11:1989;229-287.
12. Goldhamer, D.A., 1989. Drought irrigation strategies for deciduous orchards. Cooperative Extension, University of California, Div. Agriculture and Natural Resources. Publ. No. 21453, 15 pp.
13. Goldhamer D.A. Regulated deficit irrigation of fruit and nut trees. Int. Water Irrig. Rev. 17:1997;14-19.
14. Irving D.J., Drost J.H. Effects of water deficit on vegetative growth, fruit growth and fruit quality in Cox's Orange Pippin apple. J. Hort. Sci. 62:1987;427-432.
15. Larson K.D., DeJong T.M., Johnson R.S. Physiological and growth responses of mature peach trees to postharvest water stress. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 113:1988;296-300.
16. Mansfield, T.A., 1987. Hormones as regulators of water balance. In: Davies, P.J. (Ed.), Plant Hormones and Their Role in Plant Growth and Development. Martinus Nijhoff, Dordrecht, pp. 411-430.
17. Mills T.M., Behboudian M.H., Clothier B.E. Water relations, growth and the composition of 'Braeburn' apple fruit under deficit irrigation. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 121:1996;286-291.
18. Mitchell P.D., Chalmers D.J. The effect of reduced water supply on peach tree growth and yield. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 107:1982;853-856.
19. Mitchell P.D., Jerie P.H., Chalmers D.J. The effects of regulated water deficits on pear tree growth, flowering, fruit growth and yield. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 109:1984;604-606.
20. Proebsting E.L., Jerie P.H., Irvine J. Water deficits and rooting volume modify peach tree growth and water relations. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 114:1989;368-372.
21. Ruggiero C. Consumo idrico dell'albicocco irrigato a goccia, per aspersione e non irrigato durante i primi cinque anni dall'impianto. Riv. Ortoflorofrut. Ital. 70:1986;1-11.
22. Ruiz-Sánchez M.C., Egea J., Galego R., Torrecillas A. Floral biology of 'Búlida' apricot trees subjected to postharvest drought stress. Ann. Appl. Biol. 135:1999;523-528.
23. Sánchez-Blanco, M.J., Torrecillas, A., 1995. Aspectos relacionados con la utilización de estrategias de riego deficitario controlado en cultivos leñosos. In: Riego Deficitario Controlado, Fundamentos y Aplicaciones. Cuadernos VALUE 1. (Ed.). Mundi Prensa/U E, Spain, pp. 43-63.
24. SAS Institute, 1988. SAS/STAT User's Guide, release 6.03. SAS Inst., Cary, NY.
25. Torrecillas A., Galego R., Pérez-Pastor A., Ruiz-Sánchez M.C. Gas exchange and water relations of young apricot plants under drought conditions. J. Agric. Sci. 132:1999;445-452.
26. Turner N.C. Measurement of plant water status by the pressure chamber technique. Irrig. Sci. 9:1988;289-308.
27. Uriu K. Effect of post-harvest soil moisture depletion on subsequent yield of apricots. J. Hort. Sci. 84:1964;93-97.