Climate-smart tank irrigation: A multi-year analysis of improved conjunctive water use under high rainfall variability

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 148, Issue , 2015, Pages 52-62

  Siderius, C ^a   Boonstra, H ^a   Munaswamy, V ^b   Ramana, C ^b   Kabat, P ^c   van Ierland, E ^a   Hellegers, P ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ACHARYA N G RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Conjunctive use; Groundwater; India; Tank rehabilitation; Water harvesting; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

CONJUNCTIVE USE; CONJUNCTIVE WATER USE; INDIA; RAINFALL VARIABILITY; TANK IRRIGATIONS; WATER HARVESTING; WATER PRODUCTIVITY;

GROUNDWATER;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; IRRIGATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RESERVOIR; SUSTAINABILITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

INDIA;

EID: 84908150202     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2014.09.009     Document Type: Article

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