Citrus is the most widely cultivated fruit crop in world. As a perennial crop, it requires adequate water and nutrients. The conservation of water, soil and nutrients in orchards is need of the hour for sustainable citriculture. This book gives the fundamentals and applied knowledge about soil and water conservation strategies in citrus orchards in a water scarce region.The book will be very useful to students, researchers, professors and orchard managers to know the efficacy of soil and water conservation in citrus orchards and to do further research on conservation strategies in different...

Citrus is one of the major irrigated fruit crops in world. Shortage of irrigation water in critical growth stages not only reduces fruit yield but causes citrus decline. Deficit irrigation with drip system is one of the viable water management techniques to sustain fruit yield with higher water use efficiency and improved fruit quality in citrus. This book will give an insight knowledge of citrus tree response to deficit irrigation and guide the researchers, irrigation managers and students to do further research on citrus water management.