Improving agricultural water management in the semi-arid region of Brazil: Experimental and modelling study

Irrigation Science

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 301-316

  Montenegro, Suzana Gico ^a   Montenegro, Abelardo ^b   Ragab, Ragab ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES; AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT; BRASSICA OLERACEA; CASTOR BEANS; CROP WATER REQUIREMENTS; CROP WATER USE; CROP YIELD; DAUCUS CAROTA; DEFICIT IRRIGATION; EMISSION SCENARIO; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; IRRIGATION FREQUENCY; IRRIGATION WATER REQUIREMENTS; IRRIGATION WATERS; LOW EMISSION; MANAGEMENT SCENARIOS; MATRIC POTENTIAL; MODELLING STUDIES; PHYSICALLY BASED; RAINFED CONDITION; RICINUS COMMUNIS; ROOT ZONE; SALTMED; SALTMED MODEL; SEMI-ARID CONDITIONS; SEMI-ARID REGION; SOIL TYPES; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SOIL WATER DYNAMICS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARID REGIONS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; IRRIGATION; SOIL MOISTURE; TIME SERIES; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER CONTENT;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGROECOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DICOTYLEDON; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IRRIGATION; SEMIARID REGION; SIMULATION; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER; WATER CONTENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

BRAZIL;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; DAUCUS CAROTA; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 77952744285     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: 14321319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-009-0191-y     Document Type: Article

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