Implementing deficit irrigation scheduling through plant water stress indicators in early nectarine trees

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 152, Issue , 2015, Pages 207-216

  De la Rosa, J M ^a   Domingo, R ^a   Gomez Montiel J ^b   Perez Pastor A ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b Frutas Esther SA Company   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fruit trees; Maximum daily trunk shrinkage; Regulated deficit irrigation; Stem water potential; Water saving; Water stress integral

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; FORESTRY; FRUITS; IRRIGATION; ORCHARDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SCHEDULING; SHRINKAGE; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

FRUIT TREES; REGULATED DEFICIT IRRIGATION; STEM WATER POTENTIALS; WATER - SAVINGS; WATER STRESS;

WATER TREATMENT;

DICOTYLEDON; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRUIT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MICROMETEOROLOGY; ORCHARD; PHENOLOGY; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

SPAIN;

PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

EID: 84922384838     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2015.01.018     Document Type: Article

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