Water relations of pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) as affected by phenological stages and water regimes

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 415-422

  Gijón, María del Carmen ^a   Gimenez, Carmen ^b   Perez López, David ^c   Guerrero, Julián ^a   Couceiro, Jose Francisco ^a   Moriana, Alfonso ^d  

^a Junta de Comunidades de Castilla La Mancha   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gas exchange; Irrigation; Leaf conductance; Net photosynthesis; Osmotic potential; Pressure volume curves; RDI; Water potential

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FRUIT; GAS EXCHANGE; IRRIGATION; ORCHARD; PHENOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER STRESS;

PISTACIA VERA;

EID: 79953300906     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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