A package of water management practices for sustainable growth and improved production of vegetable crop in labour and water scarce Sub-Saharan Africa

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1251-1258

  Pachpute, J S ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Package of water management practices; Pangani basin; Rainwater harvesting; Sub Saharan Africa; Vegetable production; Water and labour scarcity

Indexed keywords

CROP ROOTS; IRRIGATION INTERVAL; IRRIGATION METHODS; MANURE APPLICATIONS; MOISTURE RETENTION; PITCHER IRRIGATION; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUSTAINABLE GROWTH; TANZANIA; TOTAL YIELD; VEGETABLE CROPS; VEGETABLE PRODUCTION; WATER REQUIREMENTS; WATER SCARCE; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CROPS; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION; MANAGEMENT; MANURES; MOISTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETABLES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

PACKAGING;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MANURE; MULCHING; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MOISTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VEGETABLE; VINE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

PANGANI BASIN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 77953136327     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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