Using subsurface drip irrigation for alfalfa

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1715-1721

  Alam, Mahbub ^a   Trooien, Todd P ^b   Dumler, Troy J ^a   Rogers, Danny H ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b South Dakota State University   (United States)

^c Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Irrigation; Subsurface drip irrigation; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

SEED; SOILS;

SUBSURFACE DRIP IRRIGATION (SDI);

IRRIGATION;

ALFALFA; CROP YIELD; DRIP IRRIGATION; SEEDLING; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0347298566     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2002.tb04376.x     Document Type: Article

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