Effects of the planting density on water relations and production of 'Chemlali' olive trees (Olea europaea L.)

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1137-1142

  Guerfel, Mokhtar ^a   Ouni, Youssef ^b   Boujnah, Dalenda ^c   Zarrouk, Mokhtar ^b  

^a Institut Supérieur de Biologie Appliquée de Medenine   (Tunisia)

^b CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE BORJ CÉDRIA   (Tunisia)

^c INSTITUT DE L OLIVIER   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Gas exchange; Olive; Production; Tree spacing; Water relations

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION RATE; DRY CLIMATES; GAS EXCHANGE; KEY FACTORS; LEAF RELATIVE WATER CONTENTS; LEAF STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; LEAF WATER POTENTIAL; LEAF WATER STATUS; OLEA EUROPAEA; OLIVE; OLIVE ORCHARDS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE; PLANTING DENSITY; SEASONAL CHANGES; SOIL MOISTURE DEFICITS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SUMMER DROUGHTS; TREE SPACING; TUNISIA; VAPOR PRESSURE DEFICIT; WATER RELATIONS;

ARID REGIONS; FORESTRY; ORCHARDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL MOISTURE; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER CONTENT;

DENSITY; MOISTURE CONTENT; ORCHARDS; PLANTS; SOIL; SPACING; TREES; WATER SUPPLY;

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 78349306563     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-010-0486-x     Document Type: Article

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