Subsurface drip irrigation of onions: Effects of drip tape emitter spacing on yield and quality

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 126-130

  Enciso, Juan ^a   Jifon, John ^a   Wiedenfeld, Bob ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microirrigation; Subsurface drip irrigation; Water management

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; MOISTURE; SOILS;

DRIP TUBE EMITTER SPACING; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; WATER DELIVERY SYSTEMS;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; MOISTURE; SOILS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DRIP IRRIGATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MONOCOTYLEDON; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

LOS EBANOS; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WESLACO;

ALLIUM CEPA;

EID: 34548026778     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.05.017     Document Type: Article

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