Hydrogel substrate amendment alleviates drought effects on young citrus plants

Plant and Soil

Volumn 270, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-82

  Arbona, Vicent ^a   Iglesias, Domingo J ^b   Jacas, Josep ^a   Primo Millo, Eduardo ^b   Talon, Manuel ^b   Gómez Cadenas, Aurelio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ethylene; Hydrogel; Leaf abscission; Photosynthesis rate; Soilless media; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; FRUIT PRODUCTION;

CITRUS;

EID: 21044459558     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-004-1160-0     Document Type: Article

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