TY - CHAP AU - Rutilo López- López AU - Ramón Arteaga Ramírez AU - Ignacio Sánchez-Cohen AU - Waldo Ojeda Bustamante AU - Victor González-Lauck ED - Giacomo Gerosa Y1 - 2011-11-09 PY - 2011 T1 - Evapotranspiration and Crop Water Stress Index in Mexican Husk Tomatoes (Physalis ixocarpa Brot) N2 - This book represents an overview of the direct measurement techniques of evapotranspiration with related applications to the water use optimization in the agricultural practice and to the ecosystems study. Different measuring techniques at leaf level (porometry), plant-level (sap-flow, lysimetry) and agro-ecosystem level (Surface Renewal, Eddy Covariance, Multi layer BREB), are presented with detailed explanations and examples. For the optimization of the water use in agriculture, detailed measurements on transpiration demands of crops and different cultivars, as well as results of different irrigation schemes and techniques (i.e. subsurface drip) in semi-arid areas for open-field, greenhouse and potted grown plants are presented. Aspects on ET of crops in saline environments, effects of ET on groundwater quality in xeric environments as well as the application of ET to climatic classification are also depicted. The book provides an excellent overview for both, researchers and student,s who intend to address these issues. BT - Evapotranspiration SP - Ch. 10 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/17060 DO - 10.5772/17060 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-05-01 ER -