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<strong>to</strong> a midday value varying between -2.5 <strong>to</strong> 3.0 MPa). The percentage of ET c reduction shouldbe carefully evaluated according <strong>to</strong> the available <strong>water</strong> in the root zones, which is affectedby soil hydraulic characteristics and roots<strong>to</strong>cks. Table 2 presents recommended K c values foran SDI strategy tested in Southern Italy. This strategy was tested for three years in a dripirrigated apricot orchard (cv. S.Castrese, Palmette 740 plant/ha) grown in an area with 980mm ET o from April <strong>to</strong> September. About 5 600 m 3 /ha were supplied during the whole season.Long-term application of the SDI strategy should be evaluated locally and season-by-season.The sustainability of the orchard under the RDI/SDI regime in the long run depends on howeffectively winter rainfall refills the soil volume explored by roots.REFERENCESAbrisqueta J.M., Ruiz A. & Franco, J.A. 2001. Water balance of apricot trees (Prunus armeniaca L. cv. Búlida) under dripirrigation. Agricultural Water Management 50:211-227.Dichio B., Montanaro G., Nuzzo V., Xiloyannis C. & Giandomenico I., 1999. Leaf area evolution, light interception, <strong>yield</strong>and quality of apricot trees (cultivar Tyrinthos) trained <strong>to</strong> transverse Y and Vase. Acta Horticulturae, 488: 527-532.FAO. 2011. FAOSTAT online database, available at link http://faostat.fao.org/. Accessed on December 2011.Kramarenko, L.A. 2010. Withstanding of Moscow apricots under extremely low (winter 2006) and extremely high(winter 2006-07) temperatures. Acta Horticulturae (ISHS) 862:453-458Montanaro, G., Dichio, B. & Xiloyannis, C. 2010. Significance of fruit transpiration on calcium nutrition in developingapricot fruit. Journal of Plant Nutrition Soil Science, 173: 618–622. doi: 10.1002/jpln.200900376.Nuzzo, V., Biasi, R., Dichio, B., Montanaro, G., Xiloyannis, C. & Lanzieri, A. 1999. Influence of different light availabilityon flower bud quality in cultivar Tyrinthos (Prunus armeniaca L.). Acta Horticulturae, 488: 477-482.Perez-Pas<strong>to</strong>r, A., Domingo, R., Torrecillas, A. & Ruiz-Sanchez, M. 2009. Response of apricot trees <strong>to</strong> deficit irrigationstrategies. Irrigation Science 27:231-242.Ruiz, D., Campoy, J.A. & Egea, J. 2007. Chilling and heat requirements of apricot cultivars for flowering. Environmentaland Experimental Botany 61 (2007) 254–263.Torrecillas, A., Domingo, R., Galego, R. & Ruiz-Sanchez, M.C. 2000. Apricot tree <strong>response</strong> <strong>to</strong> withholding irrigation indifferent phenological periods. Scientia Horticulturae 85:201-215.Xiloyannis, C., Nuzzo, V., Dichio, B., Celano, G. & Montanaro, G. 2000. Characterization of training system in relation<strong>to</strong> <strong>water</strong> use efficiency in apricot and kiwifruit plants. Acta Horticulturae, 537: 207-213.438crop <strong>yield</strong> <strong>response</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>water</strong>

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