Productivity, evapotranspiration, and water use efficiency of corn and tomato crops simulated by AquaCrop under contrasting water stress conditions in the Mediterranean region

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 14-26

  Katerji, Nader ^a   Campi, Pasquale ^b   Mastrorilli, Marcello ^b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crop model; Irrigation; Plant water stress; Water balance

Indexed keywords

ACTUAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; CROP MODEL; DAILY ACTUAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATIONS; OBSERVATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS; PLANT WATER STRESS; SEASONAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATIONS; WATER BALANCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

BIOMASS; CROPS; EFFICIENCY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FRUITS; IRRIGATION; TOOLS; WATER SUPPLY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CROP PRODUCTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; VEGETABLE; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84883412135     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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