Changes in Drip IrrigationWater Distribution Patterns Improve Fruit Quality and Economic Water Productivity in Early-Season Lemon Trees
The physiological and agronomic responses of two irrigation systems were compared in ‘Fino 490 lemon trees (Citrus limon [L.] Burm. fil.). The irrigation systems consisted of different designs of the irrigation installation (same amount of water and irrigation frequency): a conventional design (2L,...
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| author | Robles, Juan M. García-García, José Navarro, Josefa M. Botia, Pablo Pérez-Pérez, Juan G. |
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| author_facet | Robles, Juan M. García-García, José Navarro, Josefa M. Botia, Pablo Pérez-Pérez, Juan G. |
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| description | The physiological and agronomic responses of two irrigation systems were compared in ‘Fino 490 lemon trees (Citrus limon [L.] Burm. fil.). The irrigation systems consisted of different designs of the irrigation installation (same amount of water and irrigation frequency): a conventional design (2L, two drip lines with six drippers per tree), and a design with a larger wetted surface (3L, implementing the conventional design with a third drip line with nine drippers per tree). Results indicated that the 3L design promoted a better distribution of water and fertilisers in the soil profile, improving some gas-exchange parameters in periods of low evaporative demand or after rain. The agronomic response showed two main effects on fruit quality: (1) the total numer of fruits affected by endoxerosis was reduced, and (2) the first harvest (the earliest fruits harvested) moved forward in time. From an economic point of view, economic water productivity was increased, mainly due to an increment in the proportion of first-harvested lemon, but also due to the decrease in lemon produced for the industry (affected by endoxerosis). The 3L irrigation system could be an interesting alternative to favour fruit precocity, improving the use of the available water resources for early lemon tree growers. |
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| spelling | ReDivia86922025-04-25T14:49:18Z Changes in Drip IrrigationWater Distribution Patterns Improve Fruit Quality and Economic Water Productivity in Early-Season Lemon Trees Robles, Juan M. García-García, José Navarro, Josefa M. Botia, Pablo Pérez-Pérez, Juan G. Endoxerosis Fruit quality F06 Irrigation F08 Cropping patterns and systems Q04 Food composition P10 Water resources and management Irrigation systems Plant water relations Plant nutrition Yields The physiological and agronomic responses of two irrigation systems were compared in ‘Fino 490 lemon trees (Citrus limon [L.] Burm. fil.). The irrigation systems consisted of different designs of the irrigation installation (same amount of water and irrigation frequency): a conventional design (2L, two drip lines with six drippers per tree), and a design with a larger wetted surface (3L, implementing the conventional design with a third drip line with nine drippers per tree). Results indicated that the 3L design promoted a better distribution of water and fertilisers in the soil profile, improving some gas-exchange parameters in periods of low evaporative demand or after rain. The agronomic response showed two main effects on fruit quality: (1) the total numer of fruits affected by endoxerosis was reduced, and (2) the first harvest (the earliest fruits harvested) moved forward in time. From an economic point of view, economic water productivity was increased, mainly due to an increment in the proportion of first-harvested lemon, but also due to the decrease in lemon produced for the industry (affected by endoxerosis). The 3L irrigation system could be an interesting alternative to favour fruit precocity, improving the use of the available water resources for early lemon tree growers. 2023-08-28T11:21:35Z 2023-08-28T11:21:35Z 2023 article publishedVersion Robles, J. M., García-García, J., Navarro, J. M., Botía, P. & Pérez-Pérez, J. G. (2023). Changes in Drip Irrigation Water Distribution Patterns Improve Fruit Quality and Economic Water Productivity in Early-Season Lemon Trees. Agronomy, 13(6), 1519. 2073-4395 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8692 10.3390/agronomy13061519 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/6/1519 en This research was funded by the FEDER 1420-13 and FEDER 1420-24 project (operating program of the Region of Murcia 2014-2020), co-financed at 80% by the European Regional Development Fund, and by the Subprogram for Hiring and Incorporation of Doctors INIA-CCAA (DR13-0170), as well as by the State Subprogram for Ramón y Cajal Incorporation (RYC-2015-17726), within the framework of the State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess MDPI electronico |
| spellingShingle | Endoxerosis Fruit quality F06 Irrigation F08 Cropping patterns and systems Q04 Food composition P10 Water resources and management Irrigation systems Plant water relations Plant nutrition Yields Robles, Juan M. García-García, José Navarro, Josefa M. Botia, Pablo Pérez-Pérez, Juan G. Changes in Drip IrrigationWater Distribution Patterns Improve Fruit Quality and Economic Water Productivity in Early-Season Lemon Trees |
| title | Changes in Drip IrrigationWater Distribution Patterns Improve Fruit Quality and Economic Water Productivity in Early-Season Lemon Trees |
| title_full | Changes in Drip IrrigationWater Distribution Patterns Improve Fruit Quality and Economic Water Productivity in Early-Season Lemon Trees |
| title_fullStr | Changes in Drip IrrigationWater Distribution Patterns Improve Fruit Quality and Economic Water Productivity in Early-Season Lemon Trees |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes in Drip IrrigationWater Distribution Patterns Improve Fruit Quality and Economic Water Productivity in Early-Season Lemon Trees |
| title_short | Changes in Drip IrrigationWater Distribution Patterns Improve Fruit Quality and Economic Water Productivity in Early-Season Lemon Trees |
| title_sort | changes in drip irrigationwater distribution patterns improve fruit quality and economic water productivity in early season lemon trees |
| topic | Endoxerosis Fruit quality F06 Irrigation F08 Cropping patterns and systems Q04 Food composition P10 Water resources and management Irrigation systems Plant water relations Plant nutrition Yields |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8692 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/6/1519 |
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