Partial root-zone drying irrigation and water utilization efficiency by the potato crop in semi-arid regions in China

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 134, Issue , 2012, Pages 20-25

  Xie, Kaiyun ^a   Wang, Xiao Xue ^a   Zhang, Ruofang ^c   Gong, Xiufeng ^c   Zhang, Shibiao ^d   Mares, Víctor ^b   Gavilán, Carla ^b   Posadas, Adolfo ^b   Quiroz, Roberto ^b  

^a International Potato Center (CIP ESEAP)   (China)

^b INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Peru)

^c INNER MONGOLIA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Partial root zone drying; Potato irrigation; Potato WUE; PRD

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; IRRIGATION; POTATO; RHIZOSPHERE; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER RETENTION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHINA; GANSU; NEI MONGGOL;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84855580753     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2011.11.034     Document Type: Article

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