Global consumptive water use for crop production: The importance of green water and virtual water

Water Resources Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Liu, Junguo ^a   Zehnder, Alexander J B ^c   Yang, Hong ^b  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c Alberta Water Research Institute AWRI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CROPS; BLUE WATER; CEREAL CROP; CROP PRODUCTION; DOMESTIC WATER; FOOD PRODUCTION; GREEN WATER; LAND SURFACE; LOW INCOME COUNTRIES; LOW LEVEL; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; PER CAPITA; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; VIRTUAL WATER; VIRTUAL WATER TRADE; WATER USE;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CULTIVATION; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SUGAR BEETS; SUGARS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CROPS;

CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MALNUTRITION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA NAPUS; GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELIANTHUS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 67650329839     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007WR006051     Document Type: Article

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