Thermographic measurement of canopy temperature is a useful tool for predicting water deficit effects on fruit weight in citrus trees

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 122, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-6

  Ballester, C ^a   Castel, J ^a   Jimenez Bello M A ^a   Castel, J R ^a   Intrigliolo, D S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Infrared canopy temperature; Regulated deficit irrigation; Sap flow; Stem water potential; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

CANOPY TEMPERATURE; REGULATED DEFICIT IRRIGATION; SAP FLOW; STEM WATER POTENTIALS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

CITRUS FRUITS; EXPERIMENTS; FORECASTING; INFRARED IMAGING; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FORESTRY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CANOPY; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DROUGHT STRESS; EVERGREEN TREE; FRUIT; IRRIGATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PREDICTION; SAP FLOW; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSPIRATION; WEIGHT;

CITRUS FRUITS; EXPERIMENTATION; FLOW; FORECASTS; FOREST CANOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFRARED RADIATION; IRRIGATION; PLANTS;

EID: 84875047636     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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