The roles of fruit sink in the regulation of gas exchange and water uptake: A case study for avocado

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 21-28

  Silber, Avner ^a   Israeli, Yair ^b   Levi, Menashe ^b   Keinan, Ami ^b   Chudi, George ^b   Golan, Avner ^b   Noy, Michael ^c   Levkovitch, Irit ^a   Narkis, Kfir ^a   Naor, Amos ^b,d   Assouline, Shmuel ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b Lev Hashron Mental Health Center   (Israel)

^c EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

^d Golan Research Institute   (Israel)

Author keywords

Crop load; Irrigation frequency; Persea americana; Photosynthesis; Stem diameter; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

CROP LOAD; IRRIGATION FREQUENCY; PERSEA AMERICANA; STEM DIAMETER; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

CARBOHYDRATES; CROPS; FORESTRY; FRUITS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

IRRIGATION;

AGRONOMY; CARBOHYDRATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIAMETER; DRIP IRRIGATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FRUIT; FRUITING; GAS EXCHANGE; LYSIMETER; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RHIZOSPHERE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER UPTAKE;

PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 84870262445     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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