Effect of irrigation rate on yield of drip-irrigated seedless watermelon in a humid region

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-161

  McCann, Ian ^a   Kee, Ed ^a   Adkins, James ^a   Ernest, Emmalea ^a   Ernest, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitance probe; ET; Mulch; Rainfall; Roots; Soil water measurement

Indexed keywords

DRIP IRRIGATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRUIT; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; RAINWATER; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL WATER; VINE; YIELD;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; DELMARVA PENINSULA; GEORGETOWN; NORTH AMERICA; QUEENSLAND; UNITED STATES;

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS;

EID: 34248376101     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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