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Crop yield response to water - Cra

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Figure 7Schematic representation of the seasonal evolution of fruit length (continuous line) and ofthe fruit surface area (dotted line) in a mature kiwifruit orchard (cv. Hayward).LengthSurface6.51206.0Fruit length (cm)5.55.04.510080Fruit surface (cm 2 f -1 )4.0603.5400 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160Days after fruit setFigure 8Effects on kiwifruit volume of <strong>water</strong> stress period (21 days) imposed in early (green line) orlate summer (red line) compared <strong>to</strong> well-irrigated vines (blue line).The grey strips represent the period of <strong>water</strong> deficit (Redrawn from Miller et al., 1998).Irrigated Late stress Early stress120100Fruit volume (cm 3 )8060402000 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180Days after full bloomKIWIFRUIT 493

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