Water use of macadamia trees is dynamically regulated by the presence or absence of fruit

dc.contributor.authorSmit, Theunis Gerhardus
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Nicolette Jane
dc.contributor.authorMidgley, Stephanie J.E.
dc.contributor.emailnicolette.taylor@up.ac.za
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-20T08:20:09Z
dc.date.available2026-03-20T08:20:09Z
dc.date.issued2026-04
dc.description.abstractPlease read abstract in the article. HIGHLIGHTS • Stomatal conductance increases in the presence of macadamia nuts at a canopy level. • Canopy increases in stomatal conductance result in increased canopy transpiration. • Crop load should be considered in water use models for irrigation scheduling.
dc.description.departmentPlant Production and Soil Science
dc.description.librarianhj2026
dc.description.sdgSDG-02: Zero hunger
dc.description.sponsorshipFunded by South Africa’s Water Research Commission and the Macadamia's South Africa.
dc.description.urihttps://www.elsevier.com/locate/sajb
dc.identifier.citationSmit, T.G., Taylor, N.J. & Midgley, S.J.E. 2026, 'Water use of macadamia trees is dynamically regulated by the presence or absence of fruit', South African Journal of Botany, vol. 191, pp. 547-557, doi : 10.1016/j.sajb.2026.02.045.
dc.identifier.issn0254-6299 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1727-9321 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.sajb.2026.02.045
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/109094
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rights© 2026 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of SAAB. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
dc.subjectLeaf gas exchange
dc.subjectTranspiration
dc.subjectSink strength
dc.subjectPhloem-girdling
dc.subjectMacadamia
dc.subjectCanopy transpiration
dc.subjectWater use models
dc.titleWater use of macadamia trees is dynamically regulated by the presence or absence of fruit
dc.typeArticle

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