Efficient water use in crop production: Discussion on the generality of relations between biomass production and evapotranspiration

Limitations to Efficient Water Use in Crop Production

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 29-44

  Ritchie, Joe T ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass production; Crop production; Cumulative seasonal light interception; Evapotranspiration; Soil evaporation; Soil surface wetness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85102989562     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2134/1983.limitationstoefficientwateruse.c2     Document Type: Chapter

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