Assessing water stress in a hedgerow olive orchard from sap flow and trunk diameter measurements

Irrigation Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 729-746

  Cuevas, M V ^a   Martin Palomo M J ^b   Diaz Espejo, A ^a   Torres Ruiz, J M ^a   Rodriguez Dominguez, C M ^a   Perez Martin, A ^a   Pino Mejias R ^b   Fernandez J E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLIVE ORCHARDS; SAP FLOW; SEASONAL DYNAMICS; STEM WATER POTENTIALS; TRUNK DIAMETERS; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER NEEDS; WATER STRESS;

ORCHARDS; VOLUME MEASUREMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

FORESTRY;

DIAMETER; FRUIT; ORCHARD; SAP FLOW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRINKAGE; WATER STRESS;

FORESTRY; ORCHARDS; VOLUME; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84879216798     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: 14321319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-012-0357-x     Document Type: Article

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