Water balance and crop coefficient estimation of a citrus orchard in Uruguay

Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 232-243

  Garcia Petillo M ^a   Castel, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

'Valencia' oranges; Evapotranspiration; Irrigation; Micro irrigation; Water mass balance

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 34250866166     PISSN: 1695971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/sjar/2007052-243     Document Type: Article

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