Irrigation scheduling from stem diameter variations: A review

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-151

  Fernandez J E ^a   Cuevas, M V ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dendrometer; LVDT sensor; Maximum daily shrinkage; Sap flow; Transpiration; Trunk growth rate; Water stress indicator

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LITERATURE REVIEW; SAP FLOW; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEMIARID REGION; TRANSPIRATION; WATER STRESS;

CITRUS LIMON; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS PERSICA; VITIS;

EID: 74449089739     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2009.11.006     Document Type: Review

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