Effect of sustained and regulated deficit irrigation on fruit quality of pomegranate cv. 'Mollar de Elche' at harvest and during cold storage

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 125, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-70

  Laribi, A I ^a   Palou, L ^a   Intrigliolo, D S ^a   Nortes, P A ^b   Rojas Argudo, C ^a   Taberner, V ^a   Bartual, J ^c   Perez Gago M B ^a  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS IVIA   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^c Instituto Valenciano Investigaciones Agrarias (IVIA)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Fruit colour; Physiological disorders; Postharvest; Soluble solids content

Indexed keywords

CROP EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION TREATMENTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS; POSTHARVEST; POSTHARVEST PERFORMANCE; REGULATED DEFICIT IRRIGATION; SOLUBLE SOLIDS CONTENT; SUSTAINED DEFICIT IRRIGATIONS;

ANTHOCYANINS; COLD STORAGE; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER SUPPLY;

FRUITS;

COLOR; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOWERING; FOOD STORAGE; FRUIT; FRUIT SET; HARVESTING; HORTICULTURE; IRRIGATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PIGMENT;

LYTHRACEAE; PUNICA GRANATUM;

EID: 84878351513     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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