Generalization of irrigation scheduling parameters using the growing degree days concept: Application to a potato crop

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-261

  Ojeda Bustamante, Waldo ^a   Sifuentes Ibarra, Ernesto ^b   Slack, Donald C ^c   Carrillo, Mauricio ^d  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA   (Mexico)

^b Red del Valle del Fuerte DR 075 ^*  (Mexico)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA CHAPINGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Crop coefficient; Growing degree days; Irrigation scheduling; Potato irrigation; Rooting depth

Indexed keywords

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 17144416562     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.134     Document Type: Article

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