Assessment of the Irrigation Advisory Services' Recommendations and Farmers' Irrigation Management: A Case Study in Southern Spain

Water Resources Management

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2397-2419

  Lorite, Ignacio J ^a   García Vila, Margarita ^b   Carmona, María Ascensión ^c   Santos, Cristina ^a   Soriano, María Auxiliadora ^b  

^a IFAPA CENTRO ALAMEDA DEL OBISPO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c Comunidad Regantes Genil Cabra ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Irrigation Advisory Service; Irrigation profitability; Irrigation scheduling; Performance indicator; Water balance model

Indexed keywords

ADVISORY SERVICES; AVERAGE VALUES; ECONOMIC ASSESSMENTS; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ECONOMIC INDICATORS; ESSENTIAL WORKS; HIGH VARIABILITY; IRRIGATION ADVISORY SERVICES; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION SCHEDULE; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; IRRIGATION SCHEMES; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; IRRIGATION WATERS; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; SOUTHERN SPAIN; WATER BALANCE MODELS;

AGRONOMY; BENCHMARKING; PROFITABILITY; RATING; SUGAR BEETS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRONOMY; COTTON; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUGAR BEET; WATER BUDGET; WHEAT;

SPAIN;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELIANTHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860883692     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0023-3     Document Type: Article

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