Integrating cotton and beef production in the Texas southern high plains: I. Water use and measures of productivity

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1625-1642

  Allen, V G ^a   Brown, C P ^a   Kellison, R ^a   Green, P ^a   Zilverberg, C J ^a,b   Johnson, P ^a   Weinheimer, J ^a   Wheeler, T ^c   Segarra, E ^a   Acosta Martinez, V ^d   Zobeck, T M ^d   Conkwright, J C ^e  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^e High Plains Underground Water C   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOTHRIOCHLOA BLADHII; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84869067812     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2012.0121     Document Type: Article

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