Maize evapotranspiration, yield production functions, biomass, grain yield, harvest index, and yield response factors under full and limited irrigation

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 373-393

  Djaman, K ^a   Irmak, S ^a   Rathje, W R ^a   Martin, D L ^a   Eisenhauer, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop production function; Crop response factor; Evapotranspiration; Limited irrigation; Maize

Indexed keywords

CENTER-PIVOT IRRIGATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP RESPONSE; CROP WATER PRODUCTIVITY; LIMITED IRRIGATIONS; MAIZE; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN;

BIOMASS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); LABORATORIES; PRODUCTIVITY; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

AGRONOMY; BIOMASS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEAF AREA INDEX; MAIZE; YIELD RESPONSE;

NEBRASKA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84878583443     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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