Irrigation, tillage and mulching effects on soybean yield and water productivity in relation to soil texture

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 563-568

  Arora, V K ^a   Singh, C B ^a   Sidhu, A S ^a   Thind, S S ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Hydro thermal regime; Mechanical resistance; Root growth; Soybean yield; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL RESISTANCE; ROOT GROWTH; SOYBEAN YIELD; THERMAL REGIMES; WATER PRODUCTIVITY;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRRIGATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SAND; SOIL CONDITIONERS; SOILS; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; TEXTURES; WATER CONSERVATION;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

CROP YIELD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; GROWING SEASON; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LOAMY SAND; MULCHING; RICE; ROOTING; SANDY LOAM; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOYBEAN; YIELD RESPONSE;

INDIA; PUNJAB [INDIA];

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 78651460524     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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