Partial rootzone drying of drip irrigated 'Navel' orange trees [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck] under semi-arid tropical conditions

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 792, Issue , 2008, Pages 249-256

  Dzikiti, S ^a   Steppe, K ^b   Lemeur, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Leaf water potential; Sap flow; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 61849112305     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.792.28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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