Water and nutrient use efficiency of a low-cost hydroponic greenhouse for a cucumber crop: An Australian case study

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 841-846

  Grewal, Harsharn S ^a   Maheshwari, Basant ^a   Parks, Sophie E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Industry and Investment NSW   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cucumber yield; Hydroponics; Water and nutrient balance; Water and nutrient recycling

Indexed keywords

CROP EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; CUCUMBER YIELD; DRAINAGE WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS; GROWING PERIOD; HYDROPONICS; IRRIGATION PRACTICES; IRRIGATION WATERS; LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS; NUTRIENT RECOVERY; NUTRIENT-USE EFFICIENCIES; PRODUCTION COST; VEGETABLE CROPS;

COSTS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; GREENHOUSES; IRRIGATION; NUTRIENTS; POTABLE WATER; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER RECYCLING;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HYDROPONICS; IRRIGATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; RECYCLING; URBAN DRAINAGE; VEGETABLE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 79951677952     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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