Absence of Yield Reduction after Controlled Water Stress during Prehaverst Period in Table OliveTrees

Autor: Alejandro Galindo, Mireia Corell, David Pérez-López, I.F. Girón, Alfonso Moriana, Ana Centeno, M.J. Martín-Palomo, Luis Andreu
Přispěvatelé: Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ciencias Agroforestales, Universidad de Sevilla. AGR188: Agronomía, European Commission, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Martín Palomo, Mª José [0000-0002-0314-4363], Corell González, M. [0000-0001-5955-0048], Girón Moreno, Ignacio F. [0000-0003-0546-7147], Andreu Cáceres, L. [0000-0002-8741-127X], Galindo Egea, A. [0000-0002-3724-2586], Centeno, Ana [0000-0001-5592-5447], Pérez-López, D. [0000-0002-2835-5896], Moriana, Alfonso [0000-0002-5237-6937], Martín Palomo, Mª José, Corell González, M., Girón Moreno, Ignacio F., Andreu Cáceres, L., Galindo Egea, A., Centeno, Ana, Pérez-López, D., Moriana, Alfonso
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: idUS: Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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Agronomy, Vol 10, Iss 2, p 258 (2020)
Agronomy
Volume 10
Issue 2
idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
ISSN: 2013-4592
Popis: 18 páginas.- 9 figuras.- 3 tablas.- 46 referencias
Deficit irrigation scheduling is becoming increasingly important under commercial conditions. Water status measurement is a useful tool in these conditions. However, the information about water stress levels for olive trees is scarce. The aim of this experiment was to evaluate the effect on yield of a moderate controlled water stress level at the end of the irrigation season. The experiment was conducted in the experimental farm of La Hampa (Coria del Río, Seville, Spain) during three years. A completely randomized block design was performed using three different irrigation treatments. Deficit irrigation was applied several (4 or 2) weeks before harvest. Irrigation was controlled using the midday stem water potential, with a threshold value of −2 MPa and compared with a full irrigated treatment. This water stress did not reduced gas exchange during the deficit period. The effect on yield was not significant in any of the three seasons. In the high-fruit load season, fruit volume was slightly affected (around 10%), but this was not significant at harvest. Results suggest an early affection of fruit growth with water stress, but with a slow rate of decrease. Moderate water stress could be useful for the management of deficit irrigation in table olive trees.
This research was supported by the Agencia Española de Investigación (AEI) and the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo (FEDER) projects AGL2013-45922-C2-1-R and AGL2016-75794-C4-4-R.
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