Yield and economic return of drip-irrigated vegetable production in Turkey

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-59

  Kuşçu, Hayrettin ^a   Çetin, Bahattin ^a   Turhan, Ahmet ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Economic return; Water productivity; Yield performance; Yield water relationships

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DRIP IRRIGATION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; LEGUME; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROFITABILITY; SANDY LOAM; VEGETABLE;

BALIKESIR [TURKEY]; EURASIA; MARMARA; TURKEY;

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; SOLANUM MELONGENA;

EID: 67650805860     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140670909510249     Document Type: Article

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