Using an integrated crop water stress index for irrigation scheduling of two corn hybrids in a semi-arid region

Irrigation Science

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 451-467

  O’Shaughnessy, Susan A ^a   Andrade, Manuel A ^b   Evett, Steven R ^a  

^a Agriculture Research Service   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CROPS; FEEDBACK; FEEDBACK CONTROL; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); IRRIGATION; PROBES;

CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; CROP WATER STRESS INDICES; FEEDBACK SYSTEMS; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION METHODS; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; IRRIGATION TREATMENTS; SEMI-ARID REGION;

SCHEDULING;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; COTTON; CROP YIELD; HYBRID; INDEX METHOD; INTEGRATED APPROACH; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; PHYTOMASS; SEMIARID REGION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER STRESS; WATER USE;

GREAT PLAINS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85026507967     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: 14321319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-017-0552-x     Document Type: Article

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