Response of vegetative growth and fruit development to regulated deficit irrigation at different growth stages of pear-jujube tree

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1237-1246

  Cui, Ningbo ^a   Du, Taisheng ^b   Li, Fusheng ^c   Tong, Ling ^b   Kang, Shaozhong ^a,b   Wang, Mixia ^a   Liu, Xiaozhi ^b   Li, Zhijun ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fruit development; Pear jujube tree (Zizyphus jujube Mill.); Regulated deficit irrigation; Vegetative growth; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

FRUIT DEVELOPMENT; PEAR-JUJUBE TREE (ZIZYPHUS JUJUBE MILL.); REGULATED DEFICIT IRRIGATION; VEGETATIVE GROWTH; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); HARDWOODS; IRRIGATION; LADDER NETWORKS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

FRUITS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FRUIT SET; IRRIGATION; LEAF AREA INDEX; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRUNING; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

BOD; FRUITS; HARDWOODS; IRRIGATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; TRANSPIRATION; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

PYRUS; ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 67349166919     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2009.03.015     Document Type: Article

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