Effects of saline irrigation water and heat waves on potato production in an arid environment

Field Crops Research

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 275-285

  Bustan, Amnon ^a   Sagi, Moshe ^a,b   Malach, Yoel De ^b   Pasternak, Dov ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Ramat Negev Desert Agro Res Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Leaf area index; Salt stress; Sink; Solanum tuberosum L.; Vapor pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; SALINE WATER; SOILS;

CROP DEVELOPMENT; VEGETATIVE GROWTH;

CROPS;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; IRRIGATION; SALINITY; SANDY SOIL;

FARM CROPS; IRRIGATION; SALINITY; SOIL;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; NEGEV; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 5644250864     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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