Author:
Carr M. K. V.,Dale M. O.,Stephens William
Abstract
SUMMARYThe results of two tea irrigation experiments conducted independently in southern Tanzania and Malawi, where severe annual droughts of similar duration occur, were compared. There were marked differences in the dry season yield distributions between the two sites. These could be attributed to the adverse effects of large saturation deficits on plant water status and rates of shoot extension in Malawi. The implications for tea irrigation in particular and for irrigation agronomy experiments in general are discussed. The need to include detailed descriptions of the environment in which experiments are conducted is stressed.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Agronomy and Crop Science
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