Increasing water productivity on vertisols: Implications for environmental sustainability

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2276-2281

  Jiru, Mintesinot ^a   van Ranst, Eric ^b  

^a PA   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Sustainability; Vertisols; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHIOPIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; SALINITY; SOIL; TIME;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHIOPIA; SALINITY; SOIL; TIME FACTORS; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77957351529     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4082     Document Type: Article

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