Evaluation of plant-based water status indicators in mature apple trees under field conditions |
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| Authors: | Jordi Doltra José Antonio Oncins Joan Bonany Moshe Cohen |
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| Institution: | (1) Departament de Tecnologia Hortícola, IRTA. Ctra. de Cabrils s/n, 08348, Cabrils, Barcelona, Spain;(2) Fundació Mas Badia–IRTA, Mas Badia, 17134 La Tallada, Girona, Spain;(3) Present address: Departamento de Recursos Naturales, IVIA, Apdo. Oficial, 46113, Moncada, Valencia, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The performance of different indicators of plant water status as a tool for irrigation management was evaluated in mature
field grown ‘Golden Delicious’ apple trees during the late summer of 1998. Control (C) and stress (S) treatments were studied.
In the C treatment trees were irrigated daily at 100% ETc whereas in the S treatment water was withheld during 31 days (DOY’s 236–266). Predawn water potential (Ψpd) and midday stem water potential (Ψstem) were measured several times a week during the experimental period. Three daily measurements of stomatal conductance (gs) and stem water potential were made during five consecutive days in mid-September. Trunk diameter changes (TDC) were recorded
by LVDT sensors, and from these measurements, maximum daily shrinkage (MDS), daily growth (DG), and cumulative growth (CG)
were calculated. Midday Ψstem showed the best ratio between the response to moderate water stress and tree variability (“signal/noise” ratio) among the
indicators studied here, followed closely by Ψpd. On the other hand, the poorest water status indicator was gs. Due to the low trunk growth rate of the trees, and its high variability, DG and CG were not adequate indicators. MDS showed
a lower sensitivity to water stress and a higher variability (CV = 0.19) than midday Ψstem (CV = 0.08) and Ψpd (CV = 0.10). However, MDS correlated well with ET0 and with midday Ψstem (R
2 = 0.79) thus, making this parameter an interesting and promising tool for irrigation management in apple orchards. More research
needs to be done in order to define reference values for MDS and plant water potential indicators, in relation to evaporative
conditions and in different phenological periods, and to quantify the relationship between water status indicators values
and apple tree yield and fruit quality. |
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