Water use of wheat, barley, canola, and lucerne in the high rainfall zone of south-western Australia

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 743-752

  Zhang, Heping ^a   Turner, Neil C ^a   Poole, Michael L ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drainage; Duplex soil; Evapotranspiration; Roots

Indexed keywords

CROP PLANT; DRAINAGE; RAINFALL; WATER USE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 24744455646     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR04297     Document Type: Article

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