“Runoff Farming” in the Desert: II. Moisture Use by Young Apricot and Peach Trees1
- 1 January 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Agronomy Journal
- Vol. 60 (1) , 33-38
- https://doi.org/10.2134/agronj1968.00021962006000010011x
Abstract
Soil moisture and trunk growth of young apricot and peach trees were measured under flood water spreading conditions in the desert. Rates of moisture depletion and trunk growth were different for each species and did not appear to be related to available soil moisture. Young apricot trees produced nearly three times the trunk cross sectional area as peach trees per unit of water depletion. Root distribution of the trees was estimated by interpreting the changes in soil moisture.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- “Runoff Farming” in the Desert. I. Experimental Layout1Agronomy Journal, 1967
- The Effect of Nonuniform Water Application on Soil Moisture Content, Moisture Depletion, and Irrigation EfficiencySoil Science Society of America Journal, 1967