Combination of sowing date with deficit irrigation for improving the profitability of carrot in a tropical environment (Brazil)

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 179, Issue , 2014, Pages 112-121

  Carvalho, D F ^a   Dominguez A ^b   Neto, D H Oliveira ^a   Tarjuelo, J M ^b   Martinez Romero A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Daucus carota L.; Gross margin; Optimized regulated deficit irrigation (ORDI); Water use

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; ROOT VEGETABLE; SIMULATION; SOWING DATE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER USE;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL];

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 84907674023     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2014.09.024     Document Type: Article

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