Effects of soil water deficit on yield and quality of processing tomato under a Mediterranean climate

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-138

  Patane C ^a   Cosentino, S L ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Deficit irrigation; Lycopersicon esculentum; Soluble solids; Total solids; Water stress

Indexed keywords

DEFICIT IRRIGATION; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLUBLE SOLIDS; TOTAL SOLIDS; WATER STRESS;

CLIMATOLOGY; FRUITS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RESTORATION; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS;

IRRIGATION;

CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP YIELD; FLOWERING; FRUIT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RIPENING; SOIL WATER; WATER STRESS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 70349969532     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2009.08.021     Document Type: Article

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