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The 406 sources the FloraPulse crop irrigation guidance rests on — 164 peer-reviewed papers plus university extension, industry and vendor guidance. 404 citations are verified against the Crossref or DataCite registry, the live document, or the publisher's record (as of 2026-09-02), marked ✓. Each entry links the crops whose guidance cites it; the crop pages carry the specific finding each source contributes.
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- Adams, D.O. (2006). Phenolics and Ripening in Grape Berries. Am. J. Enol. Vitic., 57(3), 249-256. ✓
- Ahumada-Orellana, L.E., Ortega-Farías, S., Searles, P.S. & Retamales, J.B. (2017). Yield and water productivity responses to irrigation cut-off strategies after fruit set using stem water potential thresholds in a super-high density olive orchard. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 1280. ✓
- Almeida, R.P.P. et al. (2013). Ecology and management of grapevine leafroll disease. Frontiers in Microbiology, 4, 94. ✓
- Ayars, J.E., Phene, C.J., Phene, R.C., Gao, S., Wang, D., Day, K.R. & Makus, D.J. (2017). Determining pomegranate water and nitrogen requirements with drip irrigation. Agricultural Water Management 187:11-23. ✓
- Aybar, V.E., De Melo-Abreu, J.P., Searles, P.S., Matias, A.C., Del Río, C., Caballero, J.M. & Rousseaux, M.C. (2015). Evaluation of olive flowering at low latitude sites in Argentina using a chilling requirement model. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, 13(1), e0901. ✓
- Bennett, J. et al. (2005). Influence of defoliation on overwintering carbohydrate reserves, return bloom, and yield of mature Chardonnay grapevines. Am. J. Enol. Vitic., 56(4), 386-393. ✓
- Berenguer, M.J. et al. (2006). Tree irrigation levels for optimum chemical and sensory properties of olive oil. HortScience, 41(2), 427-432. ✓
- Bhantana, P. & Lazarovitch, N. (2010). Evapotranspiration, crop coefficient and growth of two young pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) varieties under salt stress. Agricultural Water Management 97(5):715-722. ✓
- Bilgili, M.S. & Cetinbas-Genc, A. (2023). Pollen performance of pomegranate under high-temperature stress. Anatolian Journal of Botany 7(1):70-75. ✓
- Blundell, R. & Eskalen, A. (2022). Biological and chemical pruning wound protectants reduce infection of grapevine trunk disease pathogens. California Agriculture, 75(3-4), 128-134. ✓
- Calabritto, M., Mininni, A.N., Di Biase, R., Petrozza, A., Summerer, S., Cellini, F. & Dichio, B. (2025). Physiological and image-based phenotyping assessment of waterlogging responses of three kiwifruit rootstocks and grafting combinations. Frontiers in Plant Science, 16, 1499432. ✓
- Calabritto, M., Mininni, A.N., Di Biase, R., Pietrafesa, A. & Dichio, B. (2024). Spatio-temporal dynamics of root water uptake and soil-moisture thresholds for precision irrigation in a Mediterranean yellow-fleshed kiwifruit orchard. Frontiers in Plant Science 15:1472093. ✓
- Calderón-Orellana, A. et al. (2025). Late Water Deficits Improve Intrinsic Water Use Efficiency, Fruit Maturity, and Acceptability in Yellow-Fleshed Kiwifruit cv. Soreli. Plants 14(18):2843. ✓
- Calderón, R., Lucena, C., Trapero-Casas, J.L., Zarco-Tejada, P.J. & Navas-Cortés, J.A. (2014). Soil temperature determines the reaction of olive cultivars to Verticillium dahliae pathotypes. PLOS ONE, 9(10), e110664. ✓
- Carpio, C. & Curkovic, T. (2016). Seguimiento de la dinamica poblacional de Pseudococcus viburni (Signoret) (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) en dos temporadas en un huerto de granados (Punica granatum L.) en Chile central. Chilean Journal of Agricultural & Animal Sciences 32(2):117-126. ✓
- Carr, M.K.V. (2013). The water relations and irrigation requirements of macadamia: a review. Experimental Agriculture 49(1):74-90. ✓
- Caruso, G. et al. (2014). Effect of different irrigation volumes during fruit development on quality of virgin olive oil. Agricultural Water Management, 134, 94-103. ✓
- Casanova, L., Corell, M., Suárez, M.P., Rallo, P., Martín-Palomo, M.J. & Morales-Sillero, A. (2019). Bruising response in 'Manzanilla de Sevilla' olives to RDI strategies based on water potential. Agricultural Water Management, 222, 265-273. ✓
- Casassa, L.F. et al. (2015). Regulated Deficit Irrigation Alters Anthocyanins, Tannins and Sensory Properties of Cabernet Sauvignon Grapes and Wines. Molecules, 20, 7820-7844. ✓
- Castellarin, S.D. et al. (2007). Transcriptional regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis in ripening fruits of grapevine under seasonal water deficit. Plant, Cell & Environment, 30, 1381-1399. ✓
- Castellarin, S.D. et al. (2007). Water deficits accelerate ripening and induce changes in gene expression regulating flavonoid biosynthesis in grape berries. Planta, 227, 101-112. ✓
- Chartzoulakis, K., Therios, I., Misopolinos, N. & Noitsakis, B. (1995). Growth, ion content and photosynthetic performance of salt-stressed kiwifruit plants (cv. 'Hayward'). Irrigation Science, 16, 23-28. ✓
- Chater, J.M., Santiago, L.S., Merhaut, D.J., Preece, J.E. & Jia, Z. (2018). Diurnal patterns of photosynthesis and water relations for four orchard-grown pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars. Journal of the American Pomological Society 72(3):157-165. ✓
- Choné, X. et al. (2001). Stem water potential is a sensitive indicator of grapevine water status. Annals of Botany, 87(4), 477-483. ✓
- Christensen, L.P., Beede, R.H. & Peacock, W.L. (2006). Fall foliar sprays prevent boron-deficiency symptoms in grapes. California Agriculture, 60(2), 100-103. ✓
- Considine, J.A. & Kriedemann, P.E. (1972). Fruit splitting in grapes: determination of the critical turgor pressure. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 23(1), 17-23. ✓
- Daane, K.M. & Johnson, M.W. (2010). Olive fruit fly: managing an ancient pest in modern times. Annual Review of Entomology, 55, 151-169. ✓
- Daane, K.M. et al. (2012). Biology and Management of Mealybugs in Vineyards. In: Arthropod Management in Vineyards, Springer. ✓
- Daane, K.M., Yokota, G.Y. & Wilson, H. (2019). Seasonal dynamics of the leaffooted bug Leptoglossus zonatus and its implications for control in almonds and pistachios. Insects 10(8):255. ✓
- Dag, A., Bustan, A., Avni, A., Tzipori, I., Lavee, S. & Riov, J. (2010). Timing of fruit removal affects concurrent vegetative growth and subsequent return bloom and yield in olive (Olea europaea L.). Scientia Horticulturae, 123(4), 469-472. ✓
- De Melo-Abreu, J.P. et al. (2004). Modelling olive flowering date using chilling for dormancy release and thermal time. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 125, 117-127. ✓
- Denney, J.O., McEachern, G.R. & Griffiths, J.F. (1985). Modeling the thermal adaptability of the olive in Texas. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 35, 309-327. ✓
- Di Biase, R., Calabritto, M., Mininni, A.N., Montanaro, G. & Dichio, B. (2025). Microtensiometer-based trunk water potential as a plant water status indicator in kiwifruit under different soil water availability. Irrigation Science 43(4):937-954. ✓
- Drechsler, K., Fulton, A. & Kisekka, I. (2022). Crop coefficients and water use of young almond orchards. Irrigation Science, 40, 379-395. ✓
- El-Khawaga, A.S., Zaeneldeen, E.M.A. & Yossef, M.A. (2013). Response of three pomegranate cultivars (Punica granatum L.) to salinity stress. Middle East Journal of Agriculture Research 1(1):64-75. ✓
- Erel, R., Yermiyahu, U., Yasuor, H., Ben-Gal, A., Zipori, I. & Dag, A. (2023). Elevated fruit nitrogen impairs oil biosynthesis in olive. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14. ✓
- Ezra, D., Kirshner, B., Hershcovich, M., Shtienberg, D. & Kosto, I. (2015). Heart rot of pomegranate: disease etiology and the events leading to development of symptoms. Plant Disease 99(4):496-501. ✓
- Fallahi, E., Neilsen, D., Neilsen, G.H., Fallahi, B. & Shafii, B. (2010). Efficient irrigation for optimum fruit quality and yield in apples. HortScience, 45(11), 1616-1625. ✓
- Fernandes-Silva, A.A. et al. (2018). Deficit Irrigation in Mediterranean Fruit Trees and Grapevines: Water Stress Indicators and Crop Responses. In Irrigation in Agroecosystems, InTech. ✓
- Fernández, J.E. (2014). Understanding olive adaptation to abiotic stresses as a tool to increase crop performance. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 103, 158-179. ✓
- Flasco, M.T. et al. (2025). A decade of grapevine red blotch disease epidemiology reveals zonal roguing as novel management. npj Viruses, 3, 29. ✓
- Gadoury, D.M. et al. (2003). Ontogenic resistance to powdery mildew in grape berries. Phytopathology, 93, 547-555. ✓
- Galindo, A., Calin-Sanchez, A., Grinan, I., Rodriguez, P., Cruz, Z.N., Giron, I.F., Corell, M., Martinez-Font, R., Moriana, A., Carbonell-Barrachina, A.A., Torrecillas, A. & Hernandez, F. (2017). Water stress at the end of the pomegranate fruit ripening stage produces earlier harvest and improves fruit quality. Scientia Horticulturae 226:68-74. ✓
- Galindo, A., Rodriguez, P., Collado-Gonzalez, J., Cruz, Z.N., Torrecillas, E., Ondono, S., Corell, M., Moriana, A. & Torrecillas, A. (2014). Rainfall intensifies fruit peel cracking in water stressed pomegranate trees. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 194:29-35. ✓
- Galindo, A., Rodriguez, P., Mellisho, C.D., Torrecillas, E., Moriana, A., Cruz, Z.N., Conejero, W., Moreno, F. & Torrecillas, A. (2013). Assessment of discretely measured indicators and maximum daily trunk shrinkage for detecting water stress in pomegranate trees. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 180:58-65. ✓
- Gambetta, J.M. et al. (2021). Sunburn in Grapes: A Review. Frontiers in Plant Science. ✓
- Ghasemi Soloklui, A.A., Ershadi, A. & Fallahi, E. (2012). Evaluation of cold hardiness in seven Iranian commercial pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars. HortScience 47(12):1821-1825. ✓
- Ghasemi-Soloklui, A.A. & Ershadi, A. (2023). Screening pomegranate cultivars for freezing tolerance by reliable methods. International Journal of Horticultural Science and Technology 10(2):211-222. ✓
- Girón, I.F., Corell, M., Martín-Palomo, M.J., Galindo, A., Torrecillas, A., Moreno, F. & Moriana, A. (2015). Feasibility of trunk diameter fluctuations in the scheduling of regulated deficit irrigation for table olive trees without reference trees. Agricultural Water Management, 161, 114-126. ✓
- Goldhamer, D.A. (1999). Regulated deficit irrigation for California canning olives. Acta Horticulturae, 474, 369-372. ✓
- Goldhamer, D.A. & Fereres, E. (2017). Establishing an almond water production function for California using long-term yield response to variable irrigation. Irrigation Science, 35, 169-179. ✓
- Goldhamer, D.A. & Viveros, M. (2000). Effects of preharvest irrigation cutoff durations and postharvest water deprivation on almond tree performance. Irrigation Science, 19, 125-131. ✓
- Goldhamer, D.A., Viveros, M. & Salinas, M. (2006). Regulated deficit irrigation in almonds: effects of variations in applied water and stress timing on yield and yield components. Irrigation Science, 24, 101-114. ✓
- Gomez-Bellot, M.J., Parra, A., Nortes, P., Alarcon, J.J. & Ortuno, M.F. (2024). Searching for a deficit irrigation strategy to save water and improve fruit quality without compromising pomegranate production. Scientia Horticulturae 324:112631. ✓
- Gonzalez Nieto, L., Huber, A., Gao, R., Casagrande Biasuz, E., Cheng, L., Stroock, A.D., Lakso, A.N. & Robinson, T.L. (2023). Trunk Water Potential Measured with Microtensiometers for Managing Water Stress in 'Gala' Apple Trees. Plants, 12(9), 1912. ✓
- Gouot, J.C. et al. (2019). Grape berry flavonoids: a review of their biochemical responses to high and extreme high temperatures. J. Experimental Botany, 70(2), 397-423. ✓
- Grattan, S.R. et al. (2006). Olive oil production as influenced by different quantities of applied water. Agricultural Water Management, 85(1-2), 133-140. ✓
- Grinan, I., Morales, D., Galindo, A., Torrecillas, A., Perez-Lopez, D., Moriana, A., Collado-Gonzalez, J., Carbonell-Barrachina, A.A. & Hernandez, F. (2019). Effect of preharvest fruit bagging on fruit quality characteristics and incidence of fruit physiopathies in fully irrigated and water stressed pomegranate trees. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 99(3):1425-1433. ✓
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- Hartmann, H.T. (1953). Effect of winter chilling on fruitfulness and vegetative growth in the olive. Proceedings of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 62, 184-190. ✓
- Hasani, M., Zamani, Z., Savaghebi, G. & Fatahi, R. (2012). Effects of zinc and manganese as foliar spray on pomegranate yield, fruit quality and leaf minerals. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 12(3):471-480. ✓
- Higbee, B.S. & Burks, C.S. (2021). Individual and Additive Effects of Insecticide and Mating Disruption in Integrated Management of Navel Orangeworm in Almonds. Insects, 12(2), 188. ✓
- Holzapfel, B.P., Smith, J.P., Field, S.K. & Hardie, W.J. (2010). Dynamics of Carbohydrate Reserves in Cultivated Grapevines. Horticultural Reviews, 37, 143-211. ✓
- Hosseini, S.A., Goldansaz, S.H., Fotoukkiaii, S.M., Menken, S.B.J. & Groot, A.T. (2017). Seasonal pattern of infestation by the carob moth Ectomyelois ceratoniae in pomegranate cultivars. Crop Protection 102:19-24. ✓
- Ikinci, A. (2025). Sunburn in pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruit: causes and integrated management practices for its prevention. Journal of Agriculture 8(2):195-211. ✓
- Iniesta, F., Testi, L., Orgaz, F. & Villalobos, F.J. (2009). The effects of regulated and sustained deficit irrigation on the water use, growth and yield of olive trees. European Journal of Agronomy, 30(4), 258-265. ✓
- Intrigliolo, D.S., Bonet, L., Nortes, P.A., Puerto, H., Nicolas, E. & Bartual, J. (2013). Pomegranate trees performance under sustained and regulated deficit irrigation. Irrigation Science 31(5):959-970. ✓
- Intrigliolo, D.S., Nicolas, E., Bonet, L., Ferrer, P., Alarcon, J.J. & Bartual, J. (2011). Water relations of field grown pomegranate trees (Punica granatum) under different drip irrigation regimes. Agricultural Water Management 98(4):691-696. ✓
- Intrigliolo, D.S., Puerto, H., Bonet, L., Alarcon, J.J., Nicolas, E. & Bartual, J. (2011). Usefulness of trunk diameter variations as continuous water stress indicators of pomegranate (Punica granatum) trees. Agricultural Water Management 98(9):1462-1468. ✓
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