Yield and quality of melon grown under different irrigation and nitrogen rates

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 866-874

  Cabello, M J ^a   Castellanos, M T ^a   Romojaro, F ^b   Martinez Madrid C ^c   Ribas, F ^a  

^a CA El Chaparrillo   (Spain)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^c MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cucumis melo; Evapotranspiration; Fertilisation; Production functions; Water stress; Water use

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS MELO; FERTILISATION; PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS; WATER STRESS; WATER USE;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CROPS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FRUITS; NITROGEN; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

CROP YIELD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD QUALITY; FRUIT PRODUCTION; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; VINE; WATER USE; YIELD RESPONSE;

CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO;

EID: 61449143418     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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