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Yield Distribution in Irrigated tea (Camellia Sinensis) at Two Sites in Eastern Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

M. K. V. Carr ,
M. O. Dale  and
William Stephens
M. K. V. Carr
Affiliation:
Silsoe College, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, England
M. O. Dale
Affiliation:
Box 460, Irymple, Victoria, Australia
William Stephens
Affiliation:
Silsoe College, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, England
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Summary

The results of two tea irrigation experiments conducted independently in southern Tanzania and Malawi, where severe annual droughts of similar duration occur, were compared. There were marked differences in the dry season yield distributions between the two sites. These could be attributed to the adverse effects of large saturation deficits on plant water status and rates of shoot extension in Malawi. The implications for tea irrigation in particular and for irrigation agronomy experiments in general are discussed. The need to include detailed descriptions of the environment in which experiments are conducted is stressed.

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Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , January 1987 , pp. 75 - 85
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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