News tagged with water deficit

Crop models help increase yield per unit of water used

Crop water use efficiency (WUE, or yield per unit of water used), also known as crop water productivity, can be improved through irrigation management and methods, including deficit irrigation (irrigating less than is required ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New Farming Wrinkle May Help Peanut Growers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a combination of conservation tillage and deficit irrigation management in peanut production can promote conservation of water during the early growing season without hurting yields, ...

Biology / Other

created Jan 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1