Coffee crop coefficient for precision irrigation based on leaf area index

Crop coefficient (Kc) for coffee plantations was found to be linearly related to the leaf area index (L) up to 3, i.e., Kc = b L. The basic assumption is that for irrigated trees the water use per unit leaf area (ET LA) is equal to the reference evapotranspiration (ETo) expressed also on a unit leaf...

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Main Authors: Antonio Roberto Pereira, Marcelo Bento Paes de Camargo, Nilson Augusto Villa Nova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Agronômico de Campinas 2011-01-01
Series:Bragantia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0006-87052011000400030&lng=en&tlng=en