In terms of this analysis, flowering and fruit growth
would be the most sensitive phenological stages. Accordingly,
a water restriction approaching 50% would promote a
yield loss of less than 10% when applied during fruit
growth and 20% when applied during flowering. On other
hand, it would be necessary to apply a water restriction of
nearly 100% of ETC during the ripening period in order to
limit the production loss to roughly 10%.