Field evaluation of basal crop coefficients for corn based on growing degree days, growth stage, or time

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 97-103

  Nielsen, D C ^b   Hinkle, S E ^a,b  

^a ASAE ^*

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop coefficients; Evapotranspiration; Irrigation

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION;

BASAL CROP COEFFICIENTS;

CROPS;

EID: 0029679355     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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