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Usefulness of trunk diameter variations as continuous water stress indicators of pomegranate (Punica granatum) trees

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/5398
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10.1016/j.agwat.2011.05.001
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Intrigliolo, Diego S.; Puerto, H.; Bonet, LuisAutoridad IVIA; Alarcón, Juan J.; Nicolás, Emilio; Bartual, JuliánAutoridad IVIA
Date
2011
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Intrigliolo, D.S., Puerto, H., Bonet, L., Alarcon, J.J., Nicolas, E., Bartual, J. (2011). Usefulness of trunk diameter variations as continuous water stress indicators of pomegranate (Punica granatum), trees. Agricultural Water Management, 98(9), 1462-1468.
Abstract
Pomegranate trees (Punica granatum L.) is a deciduous fruit tree included in the so-called group of minor fruit tree species, not widely grown but of some importance in the south east of Spain. Pomegranate trees are considered as a culture tolerant to soil water deficit. However, very little is known about pomegranate orchard water management. The objective of this research was to asses the feasibility of using trunk diameter variation (TDV) indexes, obtained by means of LVDT sensors, as a plant water stress indicators for pomegranate trees. The experiment was carried out with mature trees grown in the field under three irrigation regimes: control well watered trees; trees continuously deficit irrigated at 50% of the control regime (SDI); and trees that had a summer water stress cycle being irrigated at 25% of the control rates only in July and August (RDI). The seasonal variations of maximum diurnal trunk shrinkage (MDS) and trunk growth rates (TGR) were compared with midday stem water potential (Psi stem) measurements. During the course of the entire season, control trees maintained lower MDS values than the SDI ones. In the RDI treatment, as water restrictions began, there was a slow increase in MDS, in correspondence with a decrease in Psi stem. When water was returned at full dosage, the RDI quickly recovered to MDS and Psi stem values similar to the control. However, lower MDS for a given Psi stem values were observed as the season advanced. The magnitude of differences between well watered and deficit irrigated trees was much larger in the case of MDS than for tPstem. However, the tree-to-tree variability of the MDS readings was more than four times higher than for Psi stem; average coefficient of variation of 7.5 and 36% for Psi stem and MDS, respectively. On the other hand, TGR did not clearly reflect differences in tree water status. Overall, results reported indicated that MDS is a good indicator of pomegranate tree water status and it can be further used for managing irrigation. However, the seasonal changes in the MDS-Psi stem relationship should be taken into account when attempting to use threshold MDS values for scheduling irrigation. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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