Effect of soil water potential threshold for irrigation on cranberry yield and water productivity

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1325-1332

  Pelletier, V ^a   Gallichand, J ^a   Caron, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cranberry; Irrigation; Irrigation thresholds; Matric potential; Soil water tension; Tensiometers; Water productivity; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CRANBERRY; MATRIC POTENTIAL; SOIL WATER; TENSIOMETERS; WATER PRODUCTIVITY; WATER STRESS;

IRRIGATION; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER; WATER RESOURCES;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

AUTOMATION; CROP YIELD; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRUIT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SOIL WATER; TENSIOMETER; TENSION; WATER STRESS;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 84891460192     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13031/trans.56.10374     Document Type: Article

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