Leaf Area Index, Leaf Transpiration and Stomatal Conductance as Affected by Soil Water Deficit and VPD in Processing Tomato in Semi Arid Mediterranean Climate

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 165-176

  Patane C ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crop physiology; Deficit irrigation; LAI; Lycopersicon esculentum; Soil water deficit; Vapour pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BIOMASS; FRUIT; LEAF AREA INDEX; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL WATER; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TRANSPIRATION; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ITALY; SICILY;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 79955589154     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2010.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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