Effects of deficit irrigation on yield, water productivity, and economic returns of wheat

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 151-161

  Ali, M H ^a   Hoque, M R ^b   Hassan, A A ^a   Khair, A ^b  

^a BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR AGRICULTURE   (Bangladesh)

^b BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Land limiting condition; Marginal productivity; Opportunity cost; Water limiting condition

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; OPERATING COSTS; PLANNING; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER RESOURCES;

LAND LIMITING CONDITION; ROOT INITIATION STAGE; WATER LIMITING CONDITION; WATER PRODUCTIVITY;

IRRIGATION;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION; OPERATING COSTS; PLANNING; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER RESOURCES;

CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; POLICY MAKING; RESOURCE ECONOMY; TILLERING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34548132069     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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