From rainfed agriculture to stress-avoidance irrigation: II. Sustainability, crop yield, and profitability

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 272-281

  Vico, Giulia ^a   Porporato, Amilcare ^b  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop yield; Irrigation; Profitability; Rainfall variability; Stochastic soil water balance; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CROP YIELD; DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC RETURNS; EXTREME CASE; INVESTMENT COSTS; IRRIGATION METHODS; IRRIGATION SCHEMES; MICROIRRIGATION; OPTIMALITY; PROBABILISTIC DESCRIPTIONS; RAIN FED AGRICULTURE; RAINFALL VARIABILITY; SOIL PARAMETERS; STOCHASTIC SOIL WATER BALANCE; SURFACE SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABILITY; THEORETICAL APPROACH; WATER PRODUCTIVITY; WATER REQUIREMENTS; ZEA MAYS;

CROPS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PRODUCTIVITY; PROFITABILITY; RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION); STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNDERWATER SOILS;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION; MAIZE; PROFITABILITY; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL WATER; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER BUDGET; WATER STRESS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78751631161     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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