Water use by an irrigated almond orchard

Irrigation Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 189-200

  Stevens, Rob M ^a   Ewenz, Caecilia M ^a,b   Grigson, Gary ^c   Conner, Samantha M ^b,d  

^a Government of South Australia   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SARDI/PIRSA   (Australia)

^d BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP COEFFICIENT; EDDY COVARIANCE TECHNIQUE; ENERGY BALANCE EQUATIONS; FIELD APPLICATION; PLANT WATER; SOIL SALINITY; TRANSFORMED VALUES; WATER USE;

ENERGY BALANCE; ORCHARDS;

WATER SUPPLY;

CLOSURE; CROP YIELD; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FRUIT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; ORCHARD; SALINITY; WATER CONTENT; WATER USE;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 84859703068     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: 14321319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-011-0270-8     Document Type: Article

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