Olive orchard irrigation with reclaimed wastewater: Agronomic and environmental considerations

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 454-461

  Segal, Eran ^a   Dag, Arnon ^a   Ben Gal, Alon ^a   Zipori, Isaac ^a   Erel, Ran ^a   Suryano, Shoshana ^a   Yermiyahu, Uri ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Nitrate; Olive tree; Reclaimed wastewater; Salinity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRONOMY; CULTIVAR; EVERGREEN TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; NITRATE; OIL INDUSTRY; ORCHARD; OSMOSIS; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; RECLAIMED LAND; RHIZOSPHERE; SALINITY; VEGETABLE OIL; WASTEWATER;

BARNEA; OLEA EUROPAEA; OLEACEAE;

EID: 79952359407     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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