Photosynthetic limitations by water deficit: Effect on fruit and olive oil yield, leaf area and trunk diameter and its potential use to control vegetative growth of super-high density olive orchards

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 184, Issue , 2017, Pages 9-18

  Hernandez Santana, V ^a   Fernandez J E ^a   Cuevas, M V ^a   Perez Martin, A ^a   Diaz Espejo, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Regulated deficit irrigation; Soil water content; Stomatal conductance; Tree vigor; Vapor pressure deficit; Water stress

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FARMS; FORESTRY; FRUITS; IRRIGATION; OLIVE OIL; ORCHARDS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

REGULATED DEFICIT IRRIGATION; SOIL WATER CONTENT; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TREE VIGOR; VAPOR PRESSURE DEFICIT; WATER STRESS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DIAMETER; EVERGREEN TREE; FRUIT PRODUCTION; GROWTH REGULATOR; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEAF AREA; ORCHARD; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOIL WATER; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; VAPOR PRESSURE; VEGETABLE OIL; VIGOR; WATER STRESS; YIELD RESPONSE;

EID: 85008705366     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2016.12.016     Document Type: Article

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