Assessment of irrigation water management in the Genil-Cabra (Córdoba, Spain) irrigation district using irrigation indicators

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 98-106

  Moreno Pérez, M Fátima ^a   Roldán Cañas, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Irrigation district; Irrigation indicators; Irrigation management

Indexed keywords

CROPS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERLOCKING SIGNALS; RAIN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CROP DEVELOPMENT; HYDRAULIC VARIABLES; INDIVIDUAL FACTORS; IRRIGATION DISTRICTS; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION METHODS; IRRIGATION PERFORMANCE; IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT;

IRRIGATION;

DATA MANAGEMENT; GIS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ANDALUCIA; CORDOBA [ANDALUCIA]; SPAIN;

EID: 85027951241     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2012.06.020     Document Type: Article

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