Open AccessUrban Trees and Water: An Overview of Studies on Irrigation Needs in the Western United States and a Discussion Regarding Future Research
Author(s) -
Laurence R. Costello
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
arboriculture and urban forestry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 2155-0778
pISSN - 1935-5297
DOI - 10.48044/jauf.2013.018
Subject(s) - lysimeter , environmental science , tree (set theory) , irrigation , water use , field (mathematics) , environmental planning , hydrology (agriculture) , water resource management , geography , ecology , engineering , mathematics , biology , soil water , soil science , mathematical analysis , geotechnical engineering , pure mathematics
A review of the literature concerning water needs and water loss from landscape plants is presented. Studies conducted in the field, using lysimeters, and in containers are summarized and discussed. In some studies, crop coefficients or water use coefficients are included. A discussion of the variability found in research methods and the need for a standardized protocol for tree water needs studies is presented.