Assessment of fao aquacrop model for simulating maize growth and productivity under deficit irrigation in a tropical environment

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2016, Pages

  Greaves, Geneille E ^a   Wang, Yu Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AquaCrop model; Deficit irrigation; Irrigation management; Maize

Indexed keywords

CROPS; EFFICIENCY; ERROR STATISTICS; FORECASTING; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; PLANTS (BOTANY); WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURAL WATER USE; COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION; CROP EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; DEFICIT IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; MAIZE; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENTS;

IRRIGATION;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOMASS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85002807387     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w8120557     Document Type: Article

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