Usefulness of diurnal trunk shrinkage as a water stress indicator in plum trees

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-311

  Intrigliolo, D S ^a   Castel, J R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Phloem thickness; Reference equations; Stem water potential; Tree size

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; SHRINKAGE; TREE; WATER STRESS;

PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 33645469352     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.3.303     Document Type: Article

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