Soil air content effects on the water status of avocado trees

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 792, Issue , 2008, Pages 291-296

  Ferreyra, R ^a   Maldonado, P ^a   Celedon J ^a   Gil, P M ^a   Torres, A ^a   Selles, G ^b  

^a Instituto Investigaciones Agropecuarias   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

Author keywords

Aeration; Avocado; Stem water potential; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 61849161200     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.792.33     Document Type: Conference Paper

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