The impact of wheat stubble on evaporation from a sandy soil

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 730-737

  Ward, P R ^a   Whisson, K ^a   Micin, S F ^a   Zeelenberg, D ^a   Milroy, S P ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Soil water storage; Summer fallow.; Water balance

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DRYLAND FARMING; EVAPORATION; FALLOW; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SANDY SOIL; SOIL WATER; STUBBLE; WATER BUDGET; WATER STORAGE; WHEAT;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 68949136565     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP08448     Document Type: Article

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