Yield and water use efficiency of cauliflower under varying irrigation frequencies and water application methods in Lower Gangetic Plain of India

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1655-1662

  Sarkar, S ^a   Biswas, M ^a   Goswami, S B ^a   Bandyopadhyay, P K ^a  

^a BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

Author keywords

Cauliflower; Water stress; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION METHOD; CROP RESPONSE; DEVELOPMENT STAGES; FIELD STUDIES; IRRIGATION FREQUENCY; IRRIGATION WATERS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; SEASONAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATIONS; SOIL MATRIC POTENTIAL; SOIL WATER; STRESS INDICES; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; IRRIGATION; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

YIELD STRESS;

CROP YIELD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FIELD SURVEY; HERB; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SOIL WATER; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GANGETIC PLAIN;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS;

EID: 77954540440     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.05.021     Document Type: Article

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