Changes in water use efficiency and water footprint in grain production over the past 35 years: A case study in the North China Plain

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 116, Issue , 2016, Pages 71-79

  Lu, Yang ^a,b   Zhang, Xiying ^a   Chen, Suying ^a   Shao, Liwei ^a   Sun, Hongyong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

North China Plain; Summer maize; Water footprint; Water use efficiency; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

NORTH CHINA PLAIN; SUMMER MAIZE; WATER FOOTPRINT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WINTER WHEAT;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

EID: 84955492114     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.01.008     Document Type: Article

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