Growth, yield and water use efficiency response of greenhouse-grown hot pepper under Time-Space deficit irrigation

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-179

  Guang Cheng, Shao ^a,b   Na, Liu ^c   Zhan Yu, Zhang ^a,b   Shuang En, Yu ^a,b   Chang ren, Chen ^d  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d Hydrology and Water Resources Investigation Bureau of Jiangsu Province   (China)

Author keywords

Dry matter biomass; Irrigation water use efficiency; Partial rootzone drying; Regulated deficit irrigation; Total fresh mass of fruit

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; DRY MATTER; FIELD CAPACITY; FRUIT; FURROW IRRIGATION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHYTOMASS; ROOT-SHOOT RATIO; SHRUB; SOIL WATER; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; YIELD RESPONSE;

CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS;

EID: 77955923242     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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