Water availability in almond orchards on marl soils in southeast Spain: The role of evaporation and runoff

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2168-2178

  Meerkerk, A ^a   van Wesemael, B ^a   Cammeraat, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Prunus dulcis; Rainfed tree crops; Semi arid; Tillage

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; FOREST COVER; MARL; NUT; ORCHARD; RUNOFF; SEMIARID REGION; TILLAGE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 52949096092     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.06.017     Document Type: Article

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