Water balance of centre pivot irrigated pasture in northern Victoria, Australia

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 566-574

  Qassim, Abdi ^a   Dunin, Frank ^b   Bethune, Matthew ^a,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Murray Darling Basin Commission   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Feed crop; Sprinkler irrigation; Water balance; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DRAINAGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

FEED CROP; SPRINKLER IRRIGATION; WATER BALANCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

CROPS; DRAINAGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); WATER MANAGEMENT;

CROP PRODUCTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MILK PRODUCTION; PASTORALISM; PHYTOMASS; WATER BUDGET; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SHEPPARTON; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ANIMALIA;

EID: 42049096763     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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