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considered. Regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) is the strategy of supplying reduced irrigation rates during specific phenological stages and optimal irrigation for the remainder of the irrigation season to manage crop growth and water efficiency. The
One means of achieving water conservation in turf management is by providing water at rates below a plant’s maximal consumptive water use, otherwise known as deficit irrigation ( Feldhake et al., 1984 ; Fry and Butler, 1989 ; Qian and Engelke
Engelke, 1999 ). Irrigation deficits can be achieved by lengthening periods between irrigations or applying water more frequently at levels less than actual ET, which has been the approach of the aforementioned researchers. Deficit irrigation in the
, especially when deficits occur during critical plant developmental stages, such as bloom and fruit set ( Kriedemann and Goodwin, 2003 ). Previous research relating to ‘Concord’ irrigation strategies was largely conducted in the eastern United States, which
tomato production. A reasonable deficit irrigation strategy subjects crops to some degree of water deficit but maintains satisfactory yield ( Pereira et al., 2002 ). Such a strategy saves significant quantities of irrigation water, reduces production
Water availability is becoming limited across many areas of the United States. In recent years, deficit irrigation, or application of water at levels less than maximum evapotranspiration (ET) demand, has been practiced as a strategy to minimize
( Dina et al., 1973 ). The lack of a strong correlation of vapor pressure deficit with water potential in bigtooth maples relative to that of Cercocarpus ledifolius and Berberis repens led Dina et al. (1973) to suggest that bigtooth maple stomata
Available water for agriculture is becoming limited all over the world, and there is an urgent necessity to adopt effective strategies of irrigation management. Deficit irrigation is a strategy that allows a crop to tolerate some degree of water
and veraison or harvest increased concentration of anthocyanins and decreased berry diameter (but not berry weight), but only with a deficit intensity of 26% or less but not that of ≈50% of the standard irrigation. On cultivated grape in California, it
optimized practices with high-yielding varieties ( Tilman et al., 2011 ). Several abiotic stresses can be alleviated through appropriate management strategies. For example, deficit irrigation is a well-established method used to save water while maintaining