Relating energy performance and water productivity of sprinkler irrigated maize, wheat and sunflower under limited water availability

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 195-204

  Rodrigues, Gonçalo C ^a   Carvalho, Sandra ^a   Paredes, Paula ^a   Silva, Francisco G ^a   Pereira, Luis S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; CROPS; ENERGY BALANCE; LIFE CYCLE; PRODUCTIVITY; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DEFICIT IRRIGATION; ENERGY PERFORMANCE; IRRIGATION DISTRICTS; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); SOLID SET SPRINKLER SYSTEM; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER PRODUCTIVITY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

HELIANTHUS; PEREIRA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955696962     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2010.03.011     Document Type: Article

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