Effects of drip system uniformity on yield and quality of Chinese cabbage heads

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 118-128

  Zhao, Weixia ^a,b   Li, Jiusheng ^a,b   Li, Yanfeng ^a,b   Yin, Jianfeng ^a,b  

^a CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

^b National Center of Efficient Irrigation Engineering and Technology Research Beijing   (China)

Author keywords

Drip irrigation; Greenhouse; Quality; Uniformity; Yield

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA RAPA; CHINESE CABBAGE; CROP GROWTH; DISCHARGE RATES; DRIP IRRIGATION; DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; DRIP SYSTEM; DRY MATTERS; FIELD SCALE; GROWING SEASON; HEAD HEIGHT; HIGH UNIFORMITY; NITROGEN APPLICATION RATES; NITROGEN UPTAKE; PLANT HEIGHT; QUALITY INDICES; SOLAR-HEATED GREENHOUSE; UNIFORMITY; YIELD;

GREENHOUSES; IMAGE QUALITY; IRRIGATION;

NITROGEN;

CANOLA; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DRIP IRRIGATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD QUALITY; GROWING SEASON; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SOLAR RADIATION;

BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. PEKINENSIS;

EID: 84861002266     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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