Effect of non-uniform sprinkler irrigation and plant density on simulated maize yield

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 113, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-9

  Salmeron M ^a   Urrego, Y F ^b   Isla, R ^a   Cavero, J ^b  

^a Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coefficient of uniformity; Crop modeling; DSSAT CERES maize; Experimental field data

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF UNIFORMITY; CROP MODELING; CROP YIELD; DSSAT-CERES MAIZE; FIELD CONDITIONS; FIELD DATA; GRAIN YIELD; IRRIGATION DEPTH; IRRIGATION UNIFORMITY; IRRIGATION WATERS; MAIZE GROWING SEASON; MAIZE YIELD; MODEL PERFORMANCE; NONUNIFORMITY; PLANT DENSITIES; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SEASONAL IRRIGATION; SEMI-ARID CONDITIONS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SPRINKLER IRRIGATION;

AGRICULTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CROP YIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD SURVEY; GROWING SEASON; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84864499793     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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