Can heat-pulse sap flow measurements be used as continuous water stress indicators of citrus trees?

Irrigation Science

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1053-1063

  Ballester, C ^a   Castel, J ^a   Testi, L ^b   Intrigliolo, D S ^a   Castel, J R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARISON WITH MEASUREMENTS; HEAT-PULSE METHODS; PLANT WATER STRESS; REGULATED DEFICITS; SAP FLOW MEASUREMENTS; SAP FLOW SENSORS; STEM WATER POTENTIALS; WATER RESTRICTIONS;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; GAGES; TRANSPIRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

FORESTRY;

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IRRIGATION; SAP FLOW; TRANSPIRATION; TREE; WATER STRESS; WATER USE;

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FORESTRY; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; TRANSPIRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CITRUS;

EID: 84875029299     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: 14321319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-012-0386-5     Document Type: Article

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