Effect of rooting depth, plant density and planting date on maize (Zea mays L.) yield and water use efficiency in semi-arid Zimbabwe: Modelling with AquaCrop

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 146, Issue , 2014, Pages 280-296

  Nyakudya, Innocent Wadzanayi ^a   Stroosnijder, Leo ^b  

^a BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AquaCrop modelling; Effective rooting depth; Maize yield; Plant density; Smallholder farming; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATION; FERTILIZERS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RAIN; SOIL MOISTURE; WELL TESTING;

MAIZE YIELD; PLANT DENSITIES; ROOTING DEPTHS; SMALLHOLDER FARMING; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIOMASS; CROP YIELD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MAIZE; MODEL VALIDATION; POPULATION DENSITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOTING; SEMIARID REGION; TREE PLANTING; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ZIMBABWE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84908432985     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2014.08.024     Document Type: Article

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