Avocado root distribution in fine and coarse-textured soils under drip and microsprinkler irrigation

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 817-824

  Salgado, E ^a   Cautin R ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Instrument placement; Irrigation scheduling; Persea americana Mill.; Root location; Seasonal root frequency; Soil water monitoring

Indexed keywords

ORCHARDS; SCHEDULING; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); THERMAL EFFECTS;

INSTRUMENT PLACEMENT; IRRIGATION-SCHEDULING; PERSEA AMERICANA MILL; ROOT-LOCATION; SEASONAL ROOT FREQUENCY; SOIL WATER MONITORING;

SOIL SURVEYS;

ORCHARDS; SCHEDULING; SOIL SURVEYS; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); THERMAL EFFECTS;

FRUIT; GROWING SEASON; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; ORCHARD; ROOT SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 44649083620     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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