Effects of partial root-zone irrigation on physiology, fruit yield and quality and water use efficiency of tomato under different calcium levels

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 89-94

  Yang, Lijuan ^a   Qu, Hui ^a   Zhang, Yulong ^a   Li, Fusheng ^b  

^a SHENYANG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Calcium level; Fruit quality; Partial root zone irrigation; Root activity; Tomato; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATE PARTIAL ROOT-ZONE IRRIGATION; FRESH FRUITS; FRUIT QUALITY; FRUIT YIELD; IRRIGATION METHODS; IRRIGATION WATERS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE; SOLUBLE SUGARS; TOMATO; TRANSPIRATION RATES; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WATER-SAVING; YIELD REDUCTION;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; EFFICIENCY; FERTILIZERS; IRRIGATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHYSIOLOGY; SUGARS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

FRUITS;

CALCIUM; CROP YIELD; FRUIT; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; RHIZOSPHERE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84855825254     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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