Manipulation of the irrigation schedule of rice (Oryza sativa L.) as a means of maximizing water use efficiency and irrigation efficiency in the semi-arid tropics

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 331-339

  Nwadukwe, P O ^a   Chude, V O ^a  

^a Institute for Agricultural Research   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Irrigation efficiency; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; RICE; SEMIARID REGION; WATER USE; YIELD;

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 0032410185     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1998.0421     Document Type: Article

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