Effects of timing and intensity of deficit irrigation on vegetative and fruit growth of apricot trees

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 134, Issue , 2014, Pages 110-118

  Perez Pastor A ^a,b   Ruiz Sánchez, Ma C ^b   Domingo, R ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deficit irrigation; Pruning wood; Prunus armeniaca; Root growth; Trunk growth; Yield

Indexed keywords

DEFICIT IRRIGATION; PRUNUS ARMENIACA; ROOT GROWTH; TRUNK GROWTHS; YIELD;

FRUITS; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES;

FORESTRY;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FRUIT; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION; PRUNING; ROOT; SHOOT GROWTH; SOIL WATER; TREE;

FRUITS; IRRIGATION; PRUNING; PRUNUS; ROOTS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES; WOOD;

EID: 84891681783     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.12.007     Document Type: Article

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