Comparative effects of deficit irrigation (DI) and partial rootzone drying (PRD) on soil water distribution, water use, growth and yield in greenhouse grown hot pepper

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-16

  Shao, Guang Cheng ^a   Zhang, Zhan Yu ^a   Liu, Na ^b   Yu, Shuang En ^a   Xing, Weng Gang ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

DI; Dry matter biomass; PRD; Water use efficiency; Yield

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH RESPONSE; IRRIGATION; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER USE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; YIELD RESPONSE;

CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS;

EID: 55949112404     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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