Use of soil and vegetation spectroradiometry to investigate crop water use efficiency of a drip irrigated tomato

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 67-77

  Marino, S ^a   Aria, M ^b   Basso, B ^d   Leone, A P ^c   Alvino, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Irrigation management; Tomato yield; Vegetation indices; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; DRIP IRRIGATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FRUIT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SOIL DEPTH; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ITALY; TUSCANY;

EID: 84902504691     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2014.05.012     Document Type: Article

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