Can soil bunds increase the production of rain-fed lowland rice in south eastern Tanzania?

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-235

  Raes, D ^a   Kafiriti, E M ^b   Wellens, J ^c   Deckers, J ^a   Maertens, A ^d   Mugogo, S ^b   Dondeyne, S ^a   Descheemaeker, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Naliendele Agricultural Research Institute   (Tanzania)

^c DRAHRH HB (Regional Board of Hydraulics and Agriculture of the Upper Basins)   (Burkina Faso)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Erratic rainfall; Rainwater harvesting; Soil water balance model; Yield response to water

Indexed keywords

CROPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE;

ERRATIC RAINFALL; RAINWATER HARVESTING; SOIL WATER BALANCE MODEL;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CROPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS;

CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; RAINFALL; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; RAINWATER; RICE; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; TRANSPIRATION; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT; YIELD RESPONSE;

FARM CROPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SOIL; SURVEYING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33947646363     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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