Tomato yield, biomass accumulation, root distribution and irrigation water use efficiency on a sandy soil, as affected by nitrogen rate and irrigation scheduling

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-34

  Zotarelli, Lincoln ^a   Scholberg, Johannes M ^b   Dukes, Michael D ^a   Muñoz Carpena, Rafael ^a   Icerman, Jason ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drip irrigation; Fertigation; Fresh market tomato; Irrigation scheduling; Root length density; Soil moisture sensors; Subsurface drip irrigation

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; FRUIT JUICES; FRUITS; GROUNDWATER; HUMIDITY CONTROL; LEACHING; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; MOISTURE METERS; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PERMITTIVITY; PLASTICS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SCHEDULING; SENSORS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; SUBIRRIGATION; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER; WATER CONTENT; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

DRIP IRRIGATION; FERTIGATION; FRESH-MARKET TOMATO; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; ROOT LENGTH DENSITY; SOIL MOISTURE SENSORS; SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION;

IRRIGATION;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FRUIT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MULCHING; NITROGEN; PHYTOMASS; PLASTIC; ROOT SYSTEM; SANDY SOIL; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; YIELD RESPONSE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 55549104360     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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