Interannual variation in long-term center pivot-irrigated maize evapotranspiration and various water productivity response indices. II: Irrigation water use efficiency, crop WUE, evapotranspiration WUE, irrigation-evapotranspiration use efficiency, and precipitation use efficiency

Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2015, Pages

  Irmak, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Evapotranspiration water use efficiency; Full irrigation; Irrigation water use efficiency; Limited irrigation; Precipitation use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; DECISION MAKING; EFFICIENCY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); IRRIGATION; PRODUCTIVITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION WATER USE EFFICIENCIES; FULL IRRIGATIONS; IRRIGATION WATER USE EFFICIENCY; LIMITED IRRIGATIONS; PRECIPITATION USE EFFICIENCIES;

WATER SUPPLY;

ANNUAL VARIATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; MAIZE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRODUCTIVITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

NEBRASKA; UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84927767232     PISSN: 07339437     EISSN: 19434774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000826     Document Type: Article

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