Long-term evaluation of yield components of young olive trees during the onset of fruit production under different irrigation regimes

Irrigation Science

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-47

  Caruso, Giovanni ^a   Rapoport, Hava F ^b   Gucci, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFICIT IRRIGATION; FRESH WEIGHT; FRUIT PRODUCTION; FRUIT SETS; FRUIT YIELD; IRRIGATION REGIMES; LONG-TERM EVALUATION; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL YIELD; OLEA EUROPAEA; SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION; TREE GROWTH; TREE SIZE; WATER NEEDS; YIELD COMPONENTS;

FRUITS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUBIRRIGATION;

FORESTRY;

CROP YIELD; DRIP IRRIGATION; EVERGREEN TREE; FRUIT PRODUCTION; FRUIT SET; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; OIL PRODUCTION; SUSTAINABILITY;

OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 84871938430     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: 14321319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-011-0286-0     Document Type: Article

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