Effects of soil management practices and irrigation on plant water relations and productivity of chestnut stands under Mediterranean conditions

Plant and Soil

Volumn 327, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-70

  Martins, A ^a   Raimundo, F ^a   Borges, O ^b   Linhares, I ^a   Sousa, V ^a   Coutinho, J P ^a   Gomes Laranjo, J ^a   Madeira, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b Direcção Regional de Agricultura do Norte DRAPN   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agroforestry systems; Castanea sativa; Crop tree irrigation; Soil and plant water relations; Soil tillage; Soil water depletion

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; GROWING SEASON; IRRIGATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; SOIL MANAGEMENT; TILLAGE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CASTANEA SATIVA;

EID: 74749099671     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-009-0031-0     Document Type: Article

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