Crop growth model parameters of 19 summer vegetable cultivars for use in mechanistic irrigation scheduling models

Water SA

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 67-74

  Jovanovic, N Z ^a   Annandale, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; GROWTH; IRRIGATION SYSTEM;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033953263     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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