The use of sap flow measurements for scheduling irrigation in olive, apple and Asian pear trees and in grapevines

Plant and Soil

Volumn 305, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 91-104

  Fernandez J E ^a   Green, S R ^b   Caspari, H W ^c   Diaz Espejo, A ^a   Cuevas, M V ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Irrigation control; Modeling; Sap flow profiles; Transpiration ratio

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EVERGREEN TREE; FRUIT; HORTICULTURE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEAF AREA; ORCHARD; SAP FLOW; SOIL WATER; TRANSPIRATION; VINEYARD; WATER USE;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA VAR. CULTA; VITACEAE; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 41049086144     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-007-9348-8     Document Type: Article

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