Climate and irrigation water use of a mountain oasis in northern Oman

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-14

  Siebert, Stefan ^a   Nagieb, Maher ^b   Buerkert, Andreas ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Falaj; Potential evapotranspiration; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CROPS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION;

POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

IRRIGATION;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CROPS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION;

ALFALFA; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; OASIS AGRICULTURE; POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EVAPORATION; FARM CROPS; IRRIGATION; TRANSPIRATION;

AL-BATINAH; ASIA; BALAD SEET; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN; OMAN MOUNTAINS;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 33847295247     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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