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Crop yield response to water - Cra

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Figure 1 Production trends for apricots in the principal countries (FAO, 2011).1 000TurkeyItalyAlgeriaIranUzbekistanProduction (1 000 <strong>to</strong>nnes)8006004002000198519901995200020052010Figure 2Seasonal variation of the daily mean <strong>water</strong>-use efficiency (WUE) (±SE) measured in exposedand shaded (< 350 μmol m -2 s -1 PAR) leaves in apricot trees trained <strong>to</strong> transverse-Y(cv. Tyrinthos, 1 111 plant/ha) (source: Xiloyannis et al., 2000).Exposed Shaded10WUE( mol m -2 s -1 CO 2/ mmol m -2 s -1 H 2O)864200 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200Days from leaf outapricot 433

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