Microtensiometers accurately measure stem water potential in woody perennials

V Blanco, L Kalcsits - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Stem water potential (Ψstem) is considered to be the standard measure of plant water status.
However, it is measured with the pressure chamber (PC), an equipment that can neither …

Testing effects of vapor pressure deficit on fruit growth: a comparative approach using peach, mango, olive, orange, and loquat

A Carella, R Massenti, R Lo Bianco - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Determining the influence of vapor pressure deficit (VPD) on fruit growth is a key issue under
a changing climate scenario. Using a comparative approach across different fruit tree …

Prediction of stem water potential in olive orchards using high-resolution planet satellite images and machine learning techniques

SP Garofalo, V Giannico, L Costanza, S Alhajj Ali… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Assessing plant water status accurately in both time and space is crucial for maintaining
satisfactory crop yield and quality standards, especially in the face of a changing climate …

Detecting mild water stress in olive with multiple plant-based continuous sensors

G Marino, A Scalisi, P Guzmán-Delgado, T Caruso… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
A comprehensive characterization of water stress is needed for the development of
automated irrigation protocols aiming to increase olive orchard environmental and …

Fruit water stress index of apple measured by means of temperature-annotated 3D point cloud

N Tsoulias, A Khosravi, WB Herppich… - Plant …, 2024 - spj.science.org
In applied ecophysiological studies related to global warming and water scarcity, the water
status of fruit is of increasing importance in the context of fresh food production. In the …

Fruit growth stage transitions in two mango cultivars grown in a Mediterranean environment

A Carella, G Gianguzzi, A Scalisi, V Farina, P Inglese… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Studying mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit development represents one of the most
important aspects for the precise orchard management under non-native environmental …

Continuous Plant-Based and Remote Sensing for Determination of Fruit Tree Water Status

A Carella, PT Bulacio Fischer, R Massenti, R Lo Bianco - Horticulturae, 2024 - mdpi.com
Climate change poses significant challenges to agricultural productivity, making the efficient
management of water resources essential for sustainable crop production. The assessment …

Continuous Third Phase Fruit Monitoring in Olive with Regulated Deficit Irrigation to Set a Quantitative Index of Water Stress

A Khosravi, M Zucchini, A Mancini, D Neri - Horticulturae, 2022 - mdpi.com
The transversal fruit diameter (FD) was monitored continuously by automatic extensimeters
(fruit gauges) in order to monitor fruit growth dynamics under deficit irrigation treatments. The …

Interactive effect of branch source-sink ratio and leaf aging on photosynthesis in pistachio

G Marino, P Guzmán-Delgado, E Santos… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Tree source-sink ratio has a predominant and complex impact on tree performance and can
affect multiple physiological processes including vegetative and reproductive growth, water …

Combining proximal and remote sensing to assess 'Calatina'olive water status

A Carella, R Massenti, FP Marra, P Catania… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Developing an efficient and sustainable precision irrigation strategy is crucial in
contemporary agriculture. This study aimed to combine proximal and remote sensing …