Durum wheat and barley productivity in saline-drought environments

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Katerji, N ^a   Mastrorilli, M ^b   van Hoorn, J W ^c   Lahmer, F Z ^d   Hamdy, A ^d   Oweis, T ^e  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO   (Italy)

^e INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Actual evapotranspiration; Pre dawn leaf water potential; Soil salinity; Stomatal conductance; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

BARLEY; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SALINITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER USE; WHEAT;

HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 67349280883     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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