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Water use dynamics of young and mature apple trees planted in South African orchards: a case study of the Golden Delicious and Cripps’ Pink cultivars
(Copernicus Publications, 2018)
Apple orchards have previously been bearing 60–80 t ha-1 at most. However in recent years yield
has increased to more than 100 t ha-1. There is need to understand the water requirements of the high yielding
orchards, ...
Effect of different irrigation systems on water use partitioning and plant water relations of apple trees growing on deep sandy soils in the mediterranean climatic conditions, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2023)
All commercial apple fruit (Malus Domestica (Borkh) exported from semi-arid regions are grown under irrigation with drip and micro sprinkler systems being the most widely used. Few studies have directly compared the ...