Effect of water availability on growth and water use efficiency for biomass and gel production in Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis M.)

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-27

  Silva, H ^a,f   Sagardia, S ^a,f   Seguel, O ^b,f   Torres, C ^c,f   Tapia, C ^d,f   Franck, N ^a,c,f   Cardemil, L ^e,f  

^a Laboratorio Relación Suelo Agua Planta

^b Departamento de Ingeniería y Suelos

^c Estación Experimental Agronómica Las Cardas

^d Laboratorio de Operaciones Unitarias

^e Facultad de Ciencias   (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Aloe Vera; Biomass production; Drought stress; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

AERIAL BIOMASS; ALOE BARBADENSIS; ALOE VERA; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; DROUGHT STRESS; ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE; EFFECT OF WATER; EVAPORATIVE DEMANDS; IRRIGATION RATES; IRRIGATION TREATMENTS; LEAF BIOMASS; LOW WATER; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; PLANTLETS; REFERENCE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SOIL WATER DYNAMICS; WATER PRODUCTIVITY; WATER REQUIREMENTS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DROUGHT; FLOW OF WATER; FORESTRY; GELS; IRRIGATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOMASS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRONOMY; BIOMASS; EVAPORATION; GEL; GROWTH RATE; HERB; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ALOE; ALOE VERA;

AGRONOMY; CULTIVATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GEL; PLANT; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 71649107770     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2009.08.001     Document Type: Article

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