Estimating irrigation water use for maize in the Southeastern USA: A modeling approach

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 104-111

  Salazar, M R ^a   Hook, J E ^b   Garcia y Garcia, A ^a,d   Paz, J O ^a,e   Chaves, B ^a,c,f   Hoogenboom, G ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^e MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop simulation models; Decision Support Systems; DSSAT; Irrigated maize; Water use

Indexed keywords

CROP SIMULATION MODEL; DECISION SUPPORTS; DSSAT; IRRIGATED MAIZE; WATER USE;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ESTIMATION; METEOROLOGY; SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GROWING SEASON; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; OPTIMIZATION; POLICY MAKING; SOIL PROFILE; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84857994371     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.01.015     Document Type: Article

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