Quantifying crop water stress factors from soil water measurements in a limited irrigation experiment

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 191-205

  Saseendran, S A ^a   Trout, T J ^a   Ahuja, L R ^a   Ma, L ^a   McMaster, G S ^a   Nielsen, D C ^a   Andales, A A ^b   Chavez J L ^c   Ham, J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy cover vs. water; Cropping system models; Limited irrigation; Yield vs. water

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; ALFALFA; CROP YIELD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FARMING SYSTEM; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; SANDY LOAM; SOIL WATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER; WATER STRESS; WATER UPTAKE; WATER USE;

AKRON [COLORADO]; ARAGON; COLORADO; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GAINESVILLE; GREELEY; SPAIN; UNITED STATES; ZARAGOZA;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84930177664     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2014.11.005     Document Type: Article

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