Online-monitoring of tree water stress in a hedgerow olive orchard using the leaf patch clamp pressure probe

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-35

  Fernandez J E ^a   Rodriguez Dominguez, C M ^a   Perez Martin, A ^a   Zimmermann, U ^b   Ruger S ^b   Martin Palomo M J ^c   Torres Ruiz, J M ^a   Cuevas, M V ^a   Sann, C ^b,d   Ehrenberger, W ^b,d   Diaz Espejo, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^b ZIM Plant Technology GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Deficit irrigation; Drought; Hydraulic architecture; Osmotic pressure; Pressure chamber; Turgor pressure

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IRRIGATION; ORCHARDS; OSMOSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROBES; WOODEN FENCES;

DEFICIT IRRIGATION; HYDRAULIC ARCHITECTURE; IRRIGATION AMOUNTS; LEAF TURGOR PRESSURE; PRESSURE CHAMBER; REGULATED DEFICIT IRRIGATION; STEM WATER POTENTIALS; TURGOR PRESSURE;

FORESTRY;

DROUGHT STRESS; EVERGREEN TREE; FIELD METHOD; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; IRRIGATION; LEAF; ORCHARD; OSMOSIS; PROBE; SENSOR; WATER STRESS;

EID: 80053262479     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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