Performance of simplified water balance models under maize in a semiarid subtropical environment

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 51-64

  Arora, V K ^a   Gajri, P R ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Maize; Semiarid subtropical environment; Water balance model

Indexed keywords

SEMIARID REGION; TRANSPIRATION; WATER BALANCE MODEL;

EID: 0030153394     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-3774(96)01236-X     Document Type: Article

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