Advances in irrigation agronomy : fruit crops

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction.
pt. I Background.
Reasons for writing this book.
Definitions.
Which fruit crops to review?.
Centres of origin and production.
Production systems.
Intensification.
Irrigation.
pt. II Understanding Crop Productivity.
Crop development stages.
Plant.
water relations.
Crop water requirements.
Water productivity.
pt. III Irrigation Systems.
Irrigation scheduling.
Conclusion.
2. Avocado.
Introduction.
Crop development.
Summary: crop development.
Plant.
water relations.
Summary: plant.
water relations.
Crop water requirements.
Summary: crop water requirements.
Water productivity.
Summary: water productivity.
Irrigation systems.
Summary: irrigation systems.
Conclusions.
Summary.
3. Cashew.
Introduction.
Crop development.
Summary: crop development.
Plant.
water relations.
Summary: plant.
water relations.
Crop water requirements.
Water productivity.
Note continued: Crop water requirements.
Summary: crop water requirements.
Water productivity.
Summary: water productivity.
Irrigation systems.
Conclusions.
Summary.
10. Papaya.
Introduction.
Crop development.
Summary: crop development.
Plant.
water relations.
Summary: plant.
water relations.
Crop water requirements.
Summary: crop water requirements.
Water productivity.
Summary: water productivity.
Irrigation systems.
Summary: irrigation systems.
Conclusions.
Summary.
11. Passion fruit.
Introduction.
Crop development.
Summary: plant development.
Plant.
water relations.
Summary: plant.
water relations.
Crop water requirements.
Summary: crop water requirements.
Water productivity.
Summary: water productivity.
Irrigation systems.
Summary: irrigation systems.
Conclusions.
Summary.
12. Pineapple.
Introduction.
Crop development.
Summary: crop development.
Plant.
water relations.
Note continued: Summary: crop water requirements.
Water productivity.
Summary: water productivity.
Irrigation systems.
Summary: irrigation systems.
Conclusions.
Summary.
7. Macadamia.
Introduction.
Crop development.
Summary: crop development.
Plant.
water relations.
Summary: plant.
water relations.
Crop water requirements.
Summary: crop water requirements.
Water productivity.
Summary: water productivity.
Irrigation systems.
Summary: irrigation systems.
Conclusions.
Summary.
8. Mango.
Introduction.
Crop development.
Summary: crop development.
Plant.
water relations.
Summary: plant.
water relations.
Crop water requirements.
Summary: crop water requirements.
Water productivity.
Summary: water productivity.
Water management.
Summary: water management.
Conclusions.
Summary.
9. Olive.
Introduction.
Crop development.
Summary: crop development.
Plant.
water relations.
Summary: plant.
water relations.
Note continued: Summary: plant.
water relations.
Crop water requirements and water productivity.
Summary: crop water requirements and water productivity.
Irrigation systems.
General conclusions.
Summary.
13. Synthesis.
Crop comparisons.
Reporting research.
Global challenges.
Concluding comment.
Note continued: Summary: water productivity.
Irrigation systems.
Conclusions.
Summary.
4. Citrus.
Introduction.
Species and centres of production.
Crop development.
Plant.
water relations.
Summary: plant.
water relations.
Crop water requirements.
Summary: crop water requirements.
Water productivity.
Summary: water productivity.
Irrigation systems.
Summary: irrigation systems.
General conclusions.
Summary.
5. Date palm.
Introduction.
Crop development.
Summary: crop development.
Plant.
water relations.
Summary: plant.
water relations.
Crop water requirements.
Summary: crop water requirements.
Water productivity.
Summary: water productivity.
Salinity.
Summary: Salinity.
Irrigation systems.
Summary: irrigation systems.
Conclusions.
Summary.
6. Lychee.
Introduction.
Crop development.
Summary: crop development.
Plant.
water relations.
Summary: plant.
water relations.
Crop water requirements.
A synthesis of international research on the water requirements of eleven major fruit crops, highlighting opportunities for improving water productivity.