Seasonal effects of deficit irrigation on leaf photosynthetic traits of fruiting and non-fruiting shoots in almond trees

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 375-388

  Nortes, Pedro A ^a   Gonzalez Real, Maria M ^a   Egea, Gregorio ^a   Baille, Alain ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leaf N concentration; Phenological stage; Photosynthetic capacity; Photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency; Prunus dulcis; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECIDUOUS TREE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FRUITING; GROWING SEASON; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEAF AREA; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOMASS; SEMIARID REGION;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

NITROGEN; WATER;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PRUNUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT SHOOTS; PRUNUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONS; WATER;

EID: 66349088604     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpn032     Document Type: Article

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