Above and below ground development of Acacia saligna shrubs grown under different irrigation frequencies in an arid environment

Plant and Soil

Volumn 297, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 157-169

  Zegada Lizarazu, Walter ^a   Garcia Apaza, Emilo ^a   Ephrath, Jhonathan ^a   Berliner, Pedro ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biometric relations; Carbohydrate partitioning; Relative growth rate; Root water uptake efficiency; Runoff irrigation; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; BIOMETRY; FLOODING; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION; SHRUB; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ACACIA; ACACIA SALIGNA;

EID: 34548057011     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-007-9329-y     Document Type: Article

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