An index of soil drought intensity and degree: An application on corn and a comparison with CWSI

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 865-871

  Chen, Jiazhou ^a   Lin, Lirong ^a   Lü, Guoan ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Drought index; Soil drought degree; Soil drought intensity; Soil water

Indexed keywords

CORN PLANT; CORN YIELDS; CROP DROUGHT; CROP GROWTH; CROP WATER STRESS INDICES; DROUGHT INDICES; DROUGHT SEVERITY; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FIELD PLOT; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS; RAIN SHELTERS; ROOT DEVELOPMENT; ROOT ZONE; SOIL DROUGHT; SOIL DRYING; SOIL LAYER; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SOIL WATER DEFICIT; SOIL WATER STORAGE; UPPER LAYER; WATER FLOWS; ZEA MAYS;

CROPS; DEWATERING; DROUGHT; IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SCHEDULING; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CROP YIELD; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; SOIL WATER; WATER FLOW;

CHINA; HUBEI;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77949272777     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.01.017     Document Type: Article

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