Effect of supplemental irrigation on leaf stomatal conductance of field-grown wheat in northern Syria

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 105-112

  Sato, Takahiro ^a   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

Continental mediterranen climate; Soil available water; Stomatal conductance; Supplemental irrigation; Vapor pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IRRIGATION; MOISTURE; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

SOIL AVAILABLE WATER; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SUPPLEMENTAL IRRIGATION; VAPOR PRESSURE DEFICIT;

CROPS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROPS; IRRIGATION; MOISTURE; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

IRRIGATION; LEAF; SOIL WATER; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WHEAT;

CONCENTRATION; FARM CROPS; IRRIGATION; MOISTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33747842233     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2006.03.015     Document Type: Article

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