Positive impact of regulated deficit irrigation on yield and fruit quality in a commercial citrus orchard [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, cv. salustiano]

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 614-622

  Garcia Tejero I ^a   Jimenez Bocanegra J A ^a   Martinez G ^a   Romero, R ^a   Duran Zuazo V H ^a   Muriel Fernandez J L ^a  

^a IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Citrus sinensis; Fruit quality; Regulated deficit irrigation (RDI); Stem water potential; Water stress index (WSI)

Indexed keywords

CITRUS SINENSIS; DEFICIT IRRIGATION; FRUIT QUALITY; STEM-WATER POTENTIAL; STRESS INDICES; WATER POTENTIAL;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROPS; FRUITS; IRRIGATION; ORCHARDS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY;

QUALITY CONTROL;

CLEARCUTTING; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY;

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 76349114045     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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