Corn yield and water use characteristics as affected by tillage, plant density, and irrigation

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-143

  Lamm, Freddie R ^a   Aiken, Robert M ^a   Abou Kheira, Abdrabbo A ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn production; Irrigation management; No tillage; Strip tillage; Water productivity; Yield components

Indexed keywords

CORN PRODUCTION; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; NO TILLAGE; STRIP TILLAGE; WATER PRODUCTIVITY; YIELD COMPONENTS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CROPS; IRRIGATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SILT; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY;

CROP YIELD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; SILTY LOAM; TILLAGE; WATER USE; YIELD RESPONSE;

KANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 60749130551     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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