peer-reviewed research article
Water relations of lysimeter-grown peach trees are sensitive to deficit irrigation
authors
Merce Mata, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentáries (IRTA), Lleida, Spain
Joan Girona, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentáries (IRTA), Lleida, Spain
David A. Goldhamer, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier
Elias Fereres, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
Moshe Cohen, IRTA, Cabrils, Spain
R. S. Johnson, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier
publication information
California Agriculture 53(4):17-20. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v053n04p17.
Summary
With shallow, sparse rooting conditions and high evaporative demand, there is a small margin of error for irrigation scheduling.
author affiliations
M. Mata is Research Associate and Research Leader, respectively, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentáries (IRTA), Lleida, Spain; J. Girona is Research Associate and Research Leader, respectively, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentáries (IRTA), Lleida, Spain; D. Goldhamer is LIC Extension Water Management Specialist, located at Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier; E. Fereres is Director, IAS-CSIC, and Professor and University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain; M. Cohen is Research Scientist, IRTA, Cabrils, Spain; Johnson is Extension Pomology Specialist, Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier.
author notes
This work was funded under the auspices of the UC/IRTA Cooperative Agreement. Additional assistance was provided by the European Commission FAIR 30-95 research project and by the Comissio Interdepartamental de Recerca i Tecnologia de la Generalitat de Catalunya. The authors gratefully acknowledge the support of Dr. Henry Vaux, Associate Vice President-Programs, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, UC, and Dr. Josep Tarrago, Director, IRTA. They also appreciate the field assistance of Ana Cohen and Dan Howes.
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