Evaluation of selected crop water production functions for an irrigated maize crop

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 94, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Igbadun, Henry E ^a   Tarimo, Andrew K P R ^b   Salim, Baanda A ^b   Mahoo, Henry F ^b  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Crop water production functions; Deficit irrigation; Maize crop; Moisture stress indices

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETATION; WATER;

CROP WATER PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS; DEFICIT IRRIGATION; MAIZE CROP; MOISTURE STRESS INDICES;

CROPS;

CROPS; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETATION; WATER;

CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDEX METHOD; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; MODEL TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER STRESS; WATER USE; WHEAT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; GREAT RUAHA BASIN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36148954317     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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