Water Footprint of Grain Product in Irrigated Farmland of China

Water Resources Management

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2213-2227

  Cao, Xinchun ^a   Wu, Pute ^a   Wang, Yubao ^a   Zhao, Xining ^a  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Blue water; China; Grain; Irrigation districts; Water footprint

Indexed keywords

FARMS; IRRIGATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURAL WATER USE; BLUE WATER; CHINA; CROP EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION DISTRICTS; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER-SAVING AGRICULTURES;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

CHINA; HUNAN; JIANGXI; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

EID: 84900993205     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0607-1     Document Type: Article

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