Transplanting time and seedling age affect water productivity, rice yield and quality in north-west India

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 115, Issue , 2012, Pages 217-222

  Brar, S K ^a   Mahal, S S ^a   Brar, A S ^a   Vashist, K K ^a   Sharma, Neerja ^a   Buttar, G S ^a  

^a PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Long duration cultivar; Medium duration cultivar; Oryza sativa L.; Transplanting time

Indexed keywords

CROP WATER PRODUCTIVITY; EVAPORATIVE DEMANDS; GRAIN QUALITY; GRAIN YIELD; IRRIGATION WATERS; LONG DURATION; MEDIUM DURATION CULTIVAR; ORYZA SATIVA L; RICE CULTIVARS; RICE YIELD; SEEDLING AGE; TRANSPLANTING TIME; WATER PRODUCTIVITY; WATER SAVING; WATER TABLES;

CROPS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER RESOURCES;

CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; FOOD QUALITY; IRRIGATION; RICE; SEEDLING; TRANSPLANTATION;

INDIA; PUNJAB [INDIA];

ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 84869802422     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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