Quantifying and managing corn water use efficiencies under irrigated and rainfed conditions in nebraska using the hybrid-maize simulation model

Practical Applications of Agricultural System Models to Optimize the Use of Limited Water

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 113-138

  Yang, Haishun ^a   Grassini, Patricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn water use efficiencies; Crop biomass; Evapotranspiration; Grain yield; Hybrid maize simulation model; Irrigated condition; Nebraska; Rainfed condition; Seasonal dynamics; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 85037064390     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/advagricsystmodel5.c5     Document Type: Chapter

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