Analysis of on-farm irrigation performance in Mediterranean greenhouses

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-260

  Fernandez M D ^a   Gonzalez A M ^a   Carreno J ^a   Perez C ^a   Bonachela, S ^b  

^a Cajamar Experimental Station 'Las Palmerillas'   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drip irrigation; Greenhouse; Horticultural crops; Mediterrranean; Performance indicators; Water use

Indexed keywords

CROPS; GREENHOUSES; WATER SUPPLY;

DRIP IRRIGATION; HORTICULTURAL CROPS; IRRIGATION WATER SUPPLY (IWS); PERFORMANCE INDICATORS;

IRRIGATION;

CROPS; GREENHOUSES; IRRIGATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CROP ROTATION; DRIP IRRIGATION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HORTICULTURE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

FARM CROPS; GREENHOUSES; IRRIGATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN COAST [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 34047134413     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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