The Relationship Between Soil Water Potential, Environmental Factors, and Plant Moisture Status for Poblano Pepper Grown Using Tensiometer-Scheduled Irrigation

International Journal of Vegetable Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 137-152

  Coolong, Timothy ^a   Snyder, John ^a   Warner, Richard ^b   Strang, John ^a   Surendran, Susmitha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated irrigation; Capsicum annuum; Pressure chamber; Relative water content

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM;

EID: 84859590895     PISSN: 19315260     EISSN: 19315279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19315260.2011.591483     Document Type: Article

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