An improved water-use efficiency for maize grown under regulated deficit irrigation

Field Crops Research

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 207-214

  Kang, Shaozhong ^a,b   Shi, Wenjuan ^b   Zhang, Jianhua ^c  

^a Yangling   (China)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Maize (Zea mays); Regulated deficit irrigation; Soil drying; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; MAIZE; WATER USE; YIELD;

EID: 0034632950     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(00)00095-2     Document Type: Article

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