Review of 'plant available water' aspects of water use efficiency under irrigated and dryland conditions

Water SA

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 771-780

  Hensley, M ^a   Bennie, A T P ^a   van Rensburg, L D ^a   Botha, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b Climate and Water   (South Africa)

Author keywords

BEWAB; CYP SA; Dryland ecotope; In field rainwater harvesting; Irrigation; SWAMP

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; EFFICIENCY; FLOW OF WATER; IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RUNOFF; SOILS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

BEWAB; CYP-SA; DRYLAND; IN-FIELD RAINWATER HARVESTING; SWAMP;

RAIN;

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CAPACITY BUILDING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAINWATER; RHIZOSPHERE; SANDY SOIL; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE; TILLAGE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 83455266524     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v37i5.14     Document Type: Review

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