Water-use efficiency and transpiration efficiency of wheat under rain-fed conditions and supplemental irrigation in a Mediterranean-type environment

Plant and Soil

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 295-305

  Zhang, Heping ^a   Oweis, Theib Y ^a   Garabet, Sonia ^a   Pala, Mustafa ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Nitrogen; Soil evaporation; Transpiration; Water use

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; IRRIGATION; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER USE; WHEAT;

SYRIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031871055     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004328004860     Document Type: Article

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