The validity of predawn leaf water potential as an irrigation-timing indicator for field-grown wheat in northern Syria

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 223-236

  Sato, Takahiro ^a,c   Abdalla, Osman S ^b   Oweis, Theib Y ^a   Sakuratani, Tetsuo ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Predawn leaf water potential; Primary wilting point; Root length density; Soil water potential; Vapor pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); SOILS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

PREDAWN LEAF WATER POTENTIAL; PRIMARY WILTING POINT; ROOT LENGTH DENSITY; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; VAPOR PRESSURE DEFICIT;

IRRIGATION;

CROPS; CULTIVATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); IRRIGATION; SOILS; VAPOR PRESSURE;

BIOINDICATOR; IRRIGATION; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WHEAT;

CULTIVATION; GRAIN;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33644826360     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2005.07.023     Document Type: Article

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