Rainwater management for smallholder irrigation and it's impact on crop yields in eastern India

Water Resources Management

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1237-1255

  Srivastava, R C ^a   Kannan, K ^b   Mohanty, S ^b   Nanda, P ^b   Sahoo, N ^b   Mohanty, R K ^b   Das, M ^b  

^a CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ICAR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF WATER MANAGEMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Cropping intensity; Internal rate of return; Tank and open dug well system; Water balance

Indexed keywords

20TH CENTURIES; CROP YIELDS; CROPPING INTENSITY; EASTERN INDIA; FIRST YEARS; IN FIELDS; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; IRRIGATION PROJECTS; PLATEAU REGIONS; POST MONSOONS; RAINWATER MANAGEMENTS; RICE YIELDS; SEEPAGE WATERS; SMALLHOLDER IRRIGATIONS; SUMMER SEASONS; TANK AND OPEN DUG WELL SYSTEM; TOTAL COSTS; WATER BALANCE;

CROPS; EARNINGS; IRRIGATION; SEEPAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WELLS;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION; RAINWATER; SMALLHOLDER; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT; WELL WATER;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; ORISSA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 67349204545     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-008-9324-y     Document Type: Article

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