Deficit irrigation of alfalfa as a strategy for providing water for water-short areas

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 93, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 73-80

  Hanson, Blaine ^a   Putnam, Dan ^a   Snyder, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Deficit; Evapotranspiration; Irrigation

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; MEASUREMENT THEORY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ALFALFA RANGED; CANOPY COVERAGE;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; MEASUREMENT THEORY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALFALFA; CROP YIELD; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 34548712349     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.06.009     Document Type: Article

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