Regulated deficit irrigation for crop production under drought stress. A review

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-21

  Chai, Qiang ^a   Gan, Yantai ^b   Zhao, Cai ^a   Xu, Hui Lian ^d   Waskom, Reagan M ^c   Niu, Yining ^a,b   Siddique, Kadambot H M ^e  

^a GANSU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

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

^d International Nature Farming Research Center   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agricultural water; Drought stress; Irrigation management; Leaf water potential; Partial root zone drying; Stomatal conductance; Stress tolerant mechanism; Water deficit

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LITERATURE REVIEW; RHIZOSPHERE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84953375515     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13593-015-0338-6     Document Type: Review

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