Increasing productivity in irrigated agriculture: Agronomic constraints and hydrological realities

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1517-1524

  Perry, Chris ^a   Steduto, Pasquale ^b   Allen, Richard G ^c   Burt, Charles M ^d  

^a United Nations ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaporation and transpiration; Irrigation efficiency; Irrigation technology; Productivity of water; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; CROP YIELD; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; LOCAL CONDITIONS; RETURN FLOW; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WATER-SHORT AREA;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; IRRIGATION; PRODUCTIVITY; TERMINOLOGY; VAPORS; WATER SUPPLY;

TRANSPIRATION;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRONOMY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP YIELD; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EID: 68549088713     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2009.05.005     Document Type: Article

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