Water resources and water use efficiency in the North China Plain: Current status and agronomic management options

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1102-1116

  Fang, Q X ^a   Ma, L ^b   Green, T R ^b   Yu, Q ^c,d   Wang, T D ^e   Ahuja, L R ^b  

^a QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Agronomic management; North China Plain; Systems modeling; Water deficit; Water production; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

NORTH CHINA PLAIN; SYSTEMS MODELING; WATER DEFICITS; WATER PRODUCTION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AGRONOMY; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CROPS; IRRIGATION; MANAGEMENT; MODEL STRUCTURES; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY); REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; TIME MEASUREMENT; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER RESOURCES;

AGRONOMY; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CROP IMPROVEMENT; DOUBLE CROPPING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; REMOTE SENSING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WHEAT;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77953139313     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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