Combined effects of deficit irrigation and strobilurin application on gas exchange, yield and water use efficiency in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Water is the major factor limiting plant productivity in many regions of the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the combined effect of deficit irrigation (restitution of 100%, 50% and 0% of plant consumption: WR100, WR50 and WR0, respectively) and strobilurin treatment (no agrochemical added vs azoxystrobin treatment) in two tomato genotypes, IT-22/025, a wild-type plant, and Ikram, a commercial hybrid. Water use efficiency (WUE),...