Mechanical harvesting has little effect on water status and leaf gas exchange in citrus trees

Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 661-666

  Li, Kuo Tan ^a   Syvertsen, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll fluorescence; Citrus sinensis; Drought stress; Photosynthesis; Sweet orange; Trunk shaker; Water potential

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 24944590534     PISSN: 00031062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/jashs.130.5.661     Document Type: Article

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