Measurement of water-use by Jatropha curcas L. using the heat-pulse velocity technique

Water SA

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 579-583

  Gush, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Heat ratio method; Sap flow; Transpiration; Water resource impacts

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; LAND USE; SOIL MOISTURE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER RESOURCES;

ANNUAL TRANSPIRATION; FIELD EXPERIMENT; HEAT RATIO METHODS; JATROPHA CURCAS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES; SAP FLOW; SAP FLOW MEASUREMENTS;

FORESTRY;

DECIDUOUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; LAND USE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SAP FLOW; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; TRANSPIRATION; WATER USE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 55249104984     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v34i5.180655     Document Type: Article

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