Drainage water management impact on farm profitability

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 443-446

  Nistor, Adela P ^a   Lowenberg DeBoer, Jess ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Drainage water management; Farm planning model; Soybeans

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DRAINAGE WATER; FARM; MAIZE; SOYBEAN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 40949115419     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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