Management trends and responses to water scarcity in an irrigation scheme of Southern Spain

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 458-468

  Garcia Vila M ^a   Lorite, I J ^b   Soriano, M A ^c   Fereres, E ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGRICULTURA SOSTENIBLE   (Spain)

^b IFAPA CENTRO ALAMEDA DEL OBISPO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Farmer behaviour; Irrigation management; Simulation model; Water productivity; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

FARMER BEHAVIOR; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; SIMULATION MODEL; WATER PRODUCTIVITY; WATER SCARCITY;

IRRIGATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; EUROPEAN UNION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SIMULATION; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE; WHEAT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELIANTHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 40849146969     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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