Tuber yield and irrigation water productivity in early potatoes as affected by irrigation regime

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 115, Issue , 2012, Pages 276-284

  Ierna, Anita ^a   Mauromicale, Giovanni ^b  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Solanum tuberosum; Source sink; Tuber dry matter; Yield components

Indexed keywords

DRY MATTER CONTENT; DRY MATTERS; HIGH YIELD; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION REGIMES; IRRIGATION WATERS; MEDITERRANEAN BASIN; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SEMIARID AREA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SOURCE/SINK; TUBER QUALITY; TUBER YIELD; YIELD COMPONENTS;

ARID REGIONS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TUBES (COMPONENTS); WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FOOD QUALITY; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION; POTATO; SEMIARID REGION; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; TUBER;

ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SICILY;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84869849881     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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