Production and water use in lettuces under variable water supply

Irrigation Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 125-137

  Gallardo, M ^a,b   Jackson, L E ^a   Schulbach, K ^a,c   Snyder, R L ^a,d   Thompson, R B ^a   Wyland, L J ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; EVAPORATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTION; SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

LETTUCE; REWATERING; ROOT LENGTH DENSITY; SOIL EXTRACTION; VARIABLE WATER SUPPLY; WATER GROWTH; WATER USE; WATER YIELDS;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

EID: 0030085058     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02215620     Document Type: Article

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