Usefulness of establishing trunk diameter based reference lines for irrigation scheduling in almond trees

Irrigation Science

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 431-441

  Egea, Gregorio ^a   Pagán, Elisa ^a   Baille, Alain ^a   Domingo, Rafael ^a,b   Nortes, Pedro A ^a   Pérez Pastor, Alejandro ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; DAILY GROWTH; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; EVAPORATIVE DEMANDS; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH STAGES; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES; PHENOLOGICAL CYCLES; POSTHARVEST; PRACTICAL PROCEDURES; REFERENCE LINES; SOLAR TIME; TRUNK DIAMETERS; VAPOUR PRESSURES;

IRRIGATION;

SCHEDULING;

DECIDUOUS TREE; DIAMETER; DRIP IRRIGATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; TREE STUMP; WATER AVAILABILITY;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 77952744037     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: 14321319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-009-0157-0     Document Type: Article

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