Assessing grain crop water productivity of China using a hydro-model-coupled-statistics approach. Part II: Application in breadbasket basins of China

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1259-1268

  Huang, Feng ^a   Li, Baoguo ^a  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Blue water; Blue water share in crop production; Green water; Green water depletion rate; Green water share in crop production; Irrigation efficiency; Real water saving

Indexed keywords

BLUE WATER; CROP PRODUCTION; GREEN WATER; IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY; WATER SAVING;

CULTIVATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); IRRIGATION; PRODUCTIVITY; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CROPS;

CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; IRRIGATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RIVER BASIN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CHINA;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77950530371     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.02.017     Document Type: Article

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