Modeling the effects of plant density on maize productivity and water balance in the Loess Plateau of China

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 171, Issue , 2016, Pages 40-48

  Ren, Xinmao ^a   Sun, Dongbao ^a   Wang, Qingsuo ^a  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

APSIM; Loess plateau; Plant density; Rainfed maize; Water balance; Yield

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; CROPS; CULTIVATION; EVAPORATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTIVITY; SEDIMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

APSIM; LOESS PLATEAU; PLANT DENSITIES; RAINFED; WATER BALANCE; YIELD;

LANDFORMS;

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; AGROMETEOROLOGY; ANNUAL VARIATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LIMITING FACTOR; MAIZE; RAINFALL; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SIMULATOR; WATER BUDGET; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

EMBRYOPHYTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84962310241     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2016.03.014     Document Type: Article

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