Assessment of trunk diameter variation derived indices as water stress indicators in mature olive trees

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1293-1302

  Cuevas, M V ^a   Torres Ruiz, J M ^a   Alvarez R ^b   Jimenez M D ^b   Cuerva, J ^b   Fernandez J E ^a  

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

^b Verdtech Nuevo Campo SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deficit irrigation; Olea europaea; Plant based water stress indicator; Plantsens; Signal intensity; Verdtech; Water saving

Indexed keywords

DEFICIT IRRIGATION; OLEA EUROPAEA; SIGNAL INTENSITIES; WATER SAVING; WATER STRESS;

CROPS; DROUGHT; GALERKIN METHODS; IRRIGATION; ORCHARDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SCHEDULING; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER CONTENT;

HEAVY WATER;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROP PRODUCTION; DIAMETER; DICOTYLEDON; DRY SEASON; FRUIT; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; ORCHARD; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL WATER; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; VAPOR PRESSURE; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE OIL; WATER CONTENT; WATER STORAGE; WATER STRESS; YIELD RESPONSE;

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 77953135811     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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