Long-term water balances in La Violada Irrigation District (Spain): II. Analysis of irrigation performance

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 98, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1569-1576

  Barros, R ^a   Isidoro, D ^a   Aragues R ^a  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consumptive use; Drainage fraction; Evapotranspiration; Irrigation management; Water deficit; Water quality; Water quantity

Indexed keywords

CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS; CONSUMPTIVE USE; HIGH WATER; HIGHLY SENSITIVE; IRRIGATION DISTRICTS; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION PERFORMANCE; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; LOW WATER; SEASONAL IRRIGATION; SPRINKLER IRRIGATION; WATER BALANCE; WATER DEFICIT; WATER DEFICITS; WATER QUANTITIES; WATER QUANTITY; WATER STRESS; WORK FOCUS; YIELD LOSS;

DRAINAGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DRAINAGE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; MODERNIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEEPAGE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET; WATER DEMAND; WATER QUALITY; WATER STRESS; YIELD RESPONSE;

ARAGON; HUESCA [ARAGON]; LA VIOLADA; SPAIN;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79960563481     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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