biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Nìmec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 51:735-740, 2007 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-007-0150-5

Daily variations in water relations of apricot trees under different irrigation regimes

M. C. Ruiz-Sánchez1,3, R. Domingo2,3, A. Pérez-Pastor2,3,*
1 Dpto. Riego, Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, CSIC, Murcia, Spain
2 Dpto. Producción Vegetal, ETSIA-UPCT, Cartagena, Spain
3 Unidad Asociada al CSIC de Horticultura Sostenible en Zonas Áridas, UPCT-CEBAS, Cartagena, Spain

Mature apricot (Prunus armeniaca L. cv. Búlida) trees, growing under field conditions, were submitted to two drip irrigation treatments: a control (T1), irrigated to 100 % of seasonal crop evapotranspiration (ETc), and a continuous deficit (T2), irrigated to 50 % of the control throughout the year. The behaviour of leaf water potential and its components, leaf conductance and net photosynthesis were studied at three different times during the growing season, when they revealed a diurnal and seasonal pattern in response to water stress, evaporative demand of the atmosphere and leaf age. The deficit-irrigated trees showed, among other effects, a pronounced decrease in leaf water potential (ψw), decreased in leaf conductance (gs) and no osmotic adjustment. For this reason, gl and ψw can be considered good indicators of mature apricot tree water status and can therefore be used for irrigation scheduling.

Keywords: leaf stomatal conductance; leaf water potential; net photosynthesis; Prunus armeniaca L; water deficit
Subjects: apricot; CO2 concentration, internal; evapotranspiration; gas exchange; irrigation regimes; leaf water potential; osmotic potential, stress; Prunus armeniaca; stomatal conductance; water relations, daily variations; water stress

Received: March 17, 2006; Accepted: August 27, 2006; Published: December 1, 2007  Show citation

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Ruiz-Sánchez, M.C., Domingo, R., & Pérez-Pastor, A. (2007). Daily variations in water relations of apricot trees under different irrigation regimes. Biologia plantarum, 51(4), 735-740. doi: 10.1007/s10535-007-0150-5
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