Usage of soil moisture models in agronomic research

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 285-295

  Akinremi, O O ^a   McGinn, S M ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

aridity index; Canadian prairies; evapotranspiration; modelling; Soil moisture; water use

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; ARIDITY INDEX; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SOIL MOISTURE; WHEAT YIELD;

CANADA, PRAIRIES;

EID: 0030434981     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjss96-035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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