Assessing AQUACROP water atress function to evaluate the transpiration reductions of olive mature tree

Italian Journal of Agrometeorology

Volumn , Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-28

  Rallo, Giovanni ^a   Agnese, Carmelo ^a   Minacapilli, Mario ^a   Provenzano, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Leaf water potentials; Olive crop; Water stress functions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873416870     PISSN: 18248705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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