Responses of pepper to deficit irrigation for paprika production

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 77-82

  Gonzalez Dugo V ^a   Orgaz, F ^b   Fereres, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Capsicum annuum; Deficit irrigation; Drip irrigation; Irrigation scheduling; Paprika; Stem water potential

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CROP YIELD; DRIP IRRIGATION; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HARVESTING; LEAF AREA; RIPENING;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 34548476961     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2007.05.014     Document Type: Article

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