The water relations and irrigation requirements of olive (Olea europaea L.): A review

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 597-639

  Carr, M K V ^a,b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Pear Tree Cottage   (United Kingdom)

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OLEA EUROPAEA;

EID: 84893123942     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: 14694441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479713000276     Document Type: Review

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