Medium-long term effects of saline reclaimed water and regulated deficit irrigation on fruit quality of citrus

BACKGROUND Non-conventional water sources and water-saving techniques can be valuable in semi-arid regions, although their long-term effects on citrus quality are little known. This study evaluated the effects of irrigation with two sources, transfer water (TW) and reclaimed water (RW), combined wit...

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Authors: Romero-Trigueros, Cristina, Alarcón Cabañero, Juan José, Nortes, Pedro Antonio, Bayona Gambín, José María, Maestre-Valero, José F., Nicolás Nicolás, Emilio
Format: article
Status:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/345309
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/345309
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Fruit weight
Grapefruit
Mandarin
Maturity index
Organic acid
Soluble solid conten
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Summary:BACKGROUND Non-conventional water sources and water-saving techniques can be valuable in semi-arid regions, although their long-term effects on citrus quality are little known. This study evaluated the effects of irrigation with two sources, transfer water (TW) and reclaimed water (RW), combined with two irrigation strategies, full irrigation (FI) and regulated deficit irrigation (RDI), on fruit quality of mandarins and grapefruits during eight growth seasons