Crop-yield/water-use production functions of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum, L.) grown under differential nitrogen and irrigation treatments in a hot, dry climate

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 45-55

  Ferreira, T C ^a   Goncalves D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hot dry climate; Irrigation; N.E. Portugal; Nitrogen; Potatoes; Production functions; Water use

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; RAIN;

HOT DRY CLIMATE; POTATOES; WATER USE;

CROPS;

CROPS; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; RAIN;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT STRESS; DRY SEASON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELD METHOD; IRRIGATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITROGEN; POTATO; RAINFALL; SOIL WATER; WATER USE;

FARM CROPS; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; RAIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRAS OS MONTES;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 34247521917     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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