Regulated deficit irrigation based on threshold values of trunk diameter fluctuation indicators in table olive trees

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 164, Issue , 2013, Pages 102-111

  Moriana, A ^a,b   Corell, M ^a,b   Giron I F ^b   Conejero, W ^c   Morales, D ^d   Torrecillas, A ^c   Moreno, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

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

^c RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^d Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agricolas Habana   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Irrigation scheduling; Maximum daily shrinkage; Stem water potential; Trunk growth rate; Water relations; Water status measurements

Indexed keywords

CROPPING PRACTICE; DIAMETER; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EVERGREEN TREE; FRUIT; GROWTH RATE; HORTICULTURE; IRRIGATION; ORCHARD; PHENOLOGY; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; STEM; THRESHOLD;

ANDALUCIA; SEVILLA; SEVILLE; SPAIN;

EID: 84885453181     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2013.09.029     Document Type: Article

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