Almond tree canopy temperature reveals intra-crown variability that is water stress-dependent

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 154-155, Issue , 2012, Pages 156-

  Gonzalez Dugo, V ^a   Zarco Tejada, P ^a   Berni, J A J ^a   Suarez L ^a   Goldhamer, D ^b   Fereres, E ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crown temperature; Inter crown variability; Intra crown variability; Prunus dulcis (Mill.) Webb; Variability; Water deficit; Water stress

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; CANOPY; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CULTIVAR; DICOTYLEDON; IRRIGATION; ORCHARD; SPATIAL VARIATION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER STRESS;

CALIFORNIA; KERN COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 84858142144     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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