Response of Leucadendron 'Safari Sunset' to regulated deficit irrigation: Effects of stress timing on growth and yield quality

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 162-170

  Silber, A ^a   Levi, M ^b   Cohen, M ^b   David, N ^b   Shtaynmetz, Y ^c   Assouline, S ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Northern RandD   (Israel)

^c EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Drought; Soil water content; Stem diameter; Tensiometers; Water stress

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DROUGHT; PLANTS (BOTANY);

STEM DIAMETER; WATER STRESS;

IRRIGATION;

COSTS; DROUGHT; IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; GROWTH RESPONSE; IRRIGATION; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; WATER STRESS; YIELD RESPONSE;

COSTS; DROUGHT; IRRIGATION; PLANTS; TENSIOMETERS;

LEUCADENDRON; PROTEA;

EID: 33845612796     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2006.06.022     Document Type: Article

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