A framework for quantifying water extraction and water stress responses of perennial lucerne

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 785-794

  Brown, Hamish E ^a   Moot, Derrick J ^b   Fletcher, Andrew L ^a   Jamieson, Peter D ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alfalfa (syn. lucerne); Leaf area index; Mechanistic simulation; Radiation use efficiency; Soil water content; Transpiration; Water extraction depth.

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; MODEL VALIDATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT; WATER STRESS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 68949111686     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP08415     Document Type: Article

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