Green and blue water footprint reduction in irrigated agriculture: Effect of irrigation techniques, irrigation strategies and mulching

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 4877-4891

  Chukalla, A D ^a   Krol, M S ^a   Hoekstra, A Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; IRRIGATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS; DEFICIT IRRIGATION; GREEN AND BLUE WATERS; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; SOIL WATER BALANCE; SPRINKLER IRRIGATION;

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS (IRRIGATION);

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; DRIP IRRIGATION; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FURROW IRRIGATION; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; IRRIGATION; MAIZE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MULCHING; ROOT VEGETABLE; SANDY LOAM; SILTY CLAY LOAM; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER;

ISRAEL; ITALY; SPAIN;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84959138617     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-19-4877-2015     Document Type: Article

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