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Crop yield response to water - Cra

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Figure 4Total tree nut load for trees subjected <strong>to</strong> RDI regime that imposed stress in Stage I comparedwith a fully irrigated control. Note the impact of RDI on the alternate bearing pattern. Verticalbars are plus and minus one standard error.Stage IFully irrigated control30 000Total tree nut load (No./tree)25 00020 00015 00010 0005 00002004 2005 2006 2007Figure 5The impact of the first year of dryland conditions during both ‘on’ and ‘off’ alternate bearingyears on the <strong>yield</strong> and <strong>yield</strong> components of previously fully irrigated pistachio trees.300Relative performance (% fully irrigated)25020015010050OffOn0Split NutWeightTotal Nut Load Splitting(Harvest)Harvestibility(Filled)Harvestibility(Splits)Blanks+AbortYield(Splits)424crop <strong>yield</strong> <strong>response</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>water</strong>

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