Predicting effects of drainage water management in Iowa's subsurface drained landscapes

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 162-170

  Singh, R ^a   Helmers, M J ^a   Crumpton, W G ^b   Lemke, D W ^c  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled drainage; DRAINMOD; Hydrologic modeling; Shallow drainage

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; DRAINAGE; HYDROLOGY; RUNOFF;

CROP PRODUCTION; DRAINED LANDSCAPES; SHALLOW DRAINAGE;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; DRAINAGE; HYDROLOGY; RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; DRAINAGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RUNOFF; SUBSURFACE FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548041653     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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