Evaluation of the AquaCrop model for barley production under deficit irrigation and rainfed condition in Iran

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 161, Issue , 2015, Pages 136-146

  Tavakoli, Ali Reza ^a   Mahdavi Moghadam, Mehran ^b   Sepaskhah, Ali Reza ^c  

^a Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization Semnan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research center   (Iran)

^b Department of Irrigation and Drainage College of Aburaihan   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

AquaCrop; Deficit irrigation; Green canopy cover; Karkheh basin; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CULTIVATION; RIVER BASIN PROJECTS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

AQUACROP; DEFICIT IRRIGATION; GREEN CANOPY COVERS; KARKHEH BASIN; WATER PRODUCTIVITY;

IRRIGATION;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BARLEY; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; IRRIGATION; PREDICTION; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOIL WATER; SOWING;

IRAN; KARKHEH RIVER; KHUZESTAN;

HORDEUM;

EID: 84939479574     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2015.07.020     Document Type: Article

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