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FIELD EVALUATION ON WATER PRODUCTIVITY OF WINTER WHEAT UNDER SPRINKLER OR SURFACE IRRIGATION IN THE NORTH CHINA PLAIN†

  1. Hai-Jun Liu1,2,*,
  2. Yaohu Kang2,
  3. Su-Mei Yao2,
  4. Ze-Qiang Sun2,3,
  5. Shi-Ping Liu2,
  6. Qing-Gai Wang2

Article first published online: 30 JAN 2013

DOI: 10.1002/ird.1712

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Irrigation and Drainage

Irrigation and Drainage

Volume 62, Issue 1, pages 37–49, February 2013

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Liu, H.-J., Kang, Y., Yao, S.-M., Sun, Z.-Q., Liu, S.-P. and Wang, Q.-G. (2013), FIELD EVALUATION ON WATER PRODUCTIVITY OF WINTER WHEAT UNDER SPRINKLER OR SURFACE IRRIGATION IN THE NORTH CHINA PLAIN. Irrig. and Drain., 62: 37–49. doi: 10.1002/ird.1712

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  1. 1

    College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

  2. 2

    Key Lab of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Process, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing, China

  3. 3

    Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China

*Correspondence to: Hai-Jun Liu, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Xinwai Street 19#, Beijing 100875, China. Tel:86-10-58802197, Fax:86-10-58802739. E-mail: shanxilhj@yahoo.com.cn

  1. †

    Évaluation au champ de la productivité de l'eau du blé d'hiver sous irrigation gravitaire ou par aspersion dans la plaine de Chine du Nord.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 FEB 2013
  2. Article first published online: 30 JAN 2013
  3. Manuscript Revised: 6 SEP 2012
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 6 SEP 2012
  5. Manuscript Received: 12 SEP 2011

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