Evaluation of plant-based water status indicators in mature apple trees under field conditions

Irrigation Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 351-359

  Doltra, Jordi ^a,b   Oncins, José Antonio ^a   Bonany, Joan ^a   Cohen, Moshe ^a  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; GROWTH KINETICS; IRRIGATION; ORCHARDS;

STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER STRESS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FRUITS; GROWTH KINETICS; IRRIGATION; ORCHARDS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FRUIT PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; IRRIGATION; ORCHARD; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER STRESS; YIELD RESPONSE;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 34347394343     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-006-0051-y     Document Type: Article

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