The influence of early sowing of wheat and lupin crops on evapotranspiration and evaporation from the soil surface in a Mediterranean climate

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-218

  Eastham, J ^a   Gregory, P J ^a   Williamson, D R ^a   Watson, G D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crop management; Evapotranspiration; Groundwater recharge; Soil evaporation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; CROP PRODUCTION; EVAPORATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 0032696360     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(99)00036-0     Document Type: Article

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