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Moisture Deficits in Relation to the Growth and Development of Dry Beans 1
Author(s) -
Robins J. S.,
Domingo C. E.
Publication year - 1956
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1956.00021962004800020006x
Subject(s) - moisture stress , point of delivery , irrigation , moisture , agronomy , dry bean , yield (engineering) , water stress , dry weight , horticulture , biology , meteorology , geography , physics , cultivar , thermodynamics
Synopsis Yield reductions of about 20% under visible moisture stress were measured in Washington state. Causes were as follows: reduction in number of pods before blooming; reduction in number of pods and number of beans per pod during blooming; and reduction in bean weight during maturing process. Plant development was retarded by stress before blooming and hastened during blooming and maturing. Irrigation before visible moisture stress appeared to offer no advantage.