Reliability of current Spanish irrigation designs in a changed climate: A case study

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-183

  Utset, A ^a   Del Rio B ^b  

^a Clean Earth Consultancy   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AGRARIO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GLOBAL WARMING; IRRIGATION; METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGIONAL CLIMATE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPIRATION; WATER DEMAND; WATER USE;

SPAIN;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80255141770     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859610001073     Document Type: Article

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