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Crop yield response to water - Cra

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ox 10 This page: Examples of the diurnal evolution of leaf <strong>water</strong> potential for: a) olive (rainfed treesin early spring and mid-summer); and, b) for peach trees under full irrigation and under <strong>water</strong>stress. Next page: the pressure chamber instrument used <strong>to</strong> measure the plant <strong>water</strong> status.a0.0high evaporative demandlow evaporative demandStem<strong>water</strong>potetial(MPa)-1.0-2.0-3.04 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20Solar time (h)bStem<strong>water</strong>potetial(MPa)0.0-0.2-0.4-0.6-0.8-1.0-1.2-1.4-1.6Full irrigationWater stress-1.824 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20Solar time (h)274crop <strong>yield</strong> <strong>response</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>water</strong>

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