Effect of mulch and irrigation water amounts on soil evaporation and transpiration

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 55-59

  Abu Awwad, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Evapotranspiration; Greenhouse; Irrigation; Mulch; Pepper; Soil

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; MULCH; SOIL SURFACE;

EID: 0031597262     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.1998.tb00398.x     Document Type: Article

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