Application of a rice growth and water balance model in an irrigated semi-arid subtropical environment

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 51-57

  Arora, V K ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Crop modeling; Irrigation management; Puddling intensity; Transplanting time; Water productivity; Water saving practices

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION;

CROP MODELING; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; PUDDLING INTENSITY; TRANSPLANTING TIME; WATER PRODUCTIVITY; WATER SAVING PRACTICES;

WATER RESOURCES EXPLORATION;

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION; WATER RESOURCES EXPLORATION;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; RICE; SOIL PROFILE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

BIOMASS; EVAPORATION; FARM CROPS; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION; SIMULATION; TRANSPIRATION; WATER RESOURCES;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; PUNJAB [INDIA]; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33646108113     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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