Effects of water stress and soil type on photosynthesis, leaf water potential and yield of olive trees (Olea europaea L. cv. Chemlali Sfax)

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1484-1490

  Rouina, B Ben ^a   Trigui, A ^a   D'Andria, R ^b   Boukhris, M ^c   Chaieb M ^c  

^a INSTITUT DE L OLIVIER   (Tunisia)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c Faculté des Sciences de Sfax   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CROP PLANT; CROP YIELD; EVERGREEN TREE; GROWTH RESPONSE; IRRIGATION; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SANDY CLAY; SANDY LOAM; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

OLEA EUROPAEA; OLEACEAE;

EID: 36248936684     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA05206     Document Type: Article

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