Test of AquaCrop model in simulating biomass and yield of water deficient and irrigated barley (Hordeum vulgare)

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1838-1846

  Araya, A ^a   Habtu, Solomon ^a   Hadgu, Kiros Meles ^a   Kebede, Afewerk ^a   Dejene, Taddese ^a  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

AquaCrop model; Barley; Biomass; Modeling; Water use

Indexed keywords

AQUACROP MODEL; ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; BARLEY; CROP WATER USE; CROPPING SEASONS; DATA SETS; DEFICIT IRRIGATION; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; GRAIN YIELD; HORDEUM VULGARE; MODELING; PLANTING DATE; STRESS CONDITION; STUDY SITES; WATER SHORTAGES; WATER STRESS; WATER USE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARID REGIONS; BIOMASS; IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER SUPPLY;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; BARLEY; BIOMASS; CLIMATIC REGION; CROP YIELD; DATA SET; IRRIGATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOWING; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ETHIOPIA; MEKELLE;

HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE;

EID: 77955771444     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.06.021     Document Type: Article

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