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Xylem Water Potential and Yield of Tea (Camellia Sinensis) Clones in Malawi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2017

G.R. Squire
G.R. Squire*
Affiliation:
Tea Research Foundation of Central Africa, Mulanje, Malawi
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When several clones of tea were grown in neighbouring plots, the xylem water potential was lowest in clones which gave a higher yield. It is unlikely that differences of transpiration rate are involved. Although the physiological link between yield and water potential is still obscure, measurements of potential with a pressure chamber might be used to screen new clones for high productivity at an early stage of growth.

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Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 12 , Issue 3 , July 1976 , pp. 289 - 297
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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