Salinity and olive: From physiological responses to orchard management

Israel Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-28

  Ben Gal, Alon ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

irrigation; oil quality; Olea europaea; salinity response; salt tolerance; yield

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRUIT; GROWTH RATE; HORTICULTURE; IRRIGATION; LEACHING; OIL PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; ORCHARD; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RECYCLING; RHIZOSPHERE; SALINITY TOLERANCE; WATER MANAGEMENT; YIELD RESPONSE;

OLEA EUROPAEA; OLEACEAE;

EID: 80755130505     PISSN: 07929978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJPS.59.1.15     Document Type: Review

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