Modelling crop production potentials for yield gap analysis under semiarid conditions in Guquka, South Africa

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 372-380

  Verdoodt, A ^a   Van Ranst, E ^a   Van Averbeke, W ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Land use planning; Maize; Semiarid region; South Africa; Sunflower; Water balance; Yield gap analysis

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; LAND USE PLANNING; MAIZE; MODELING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL FERTILITY; WATER BUDGET;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HELIANTHUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1642423907     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SUM2003372     Document Type: Article

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