Soil moisture and plant growth measurements for irrigation modelling

Code (CO)	MSI99P0897
Author (AU)	Batchelor, C. H. Bell, J. P. Cooper, D. M. Soopramanien, G. C.
Title - English (ET)	Soil moisture and plant growth measurements for irrigation modelling
Thesis-Parent title (TH)	Management of water resources in cash crops and in alternative production systems: proceedings of a EC Workshop
Document Type(DT)	Book chapter
Date of publication (DP)	1989
Series (SE)	EUR Report
Source (SO)	p. 118-130
Publisher (PB)	Brussels, EEC
Language of text (LT)	En
Language of summaries (LS)	En
Abstract (AB)	Models of the soil water movement and crop response to variable soil moisture conditions require field data for their calibration and verification. These data must be continuous throughout the crop season and not confined to periods so short that it is impossible to establish the influence of the environment on the seasonal pattern of crop growth and development. This paper describes experimental work on the drip irrigation of sugarcane in which soil moisture and crop growth data were collected throughout the crop season. The problems of carrying out an intensive interdisciplinary study of this nature are discussed.
Descriptors - English (DE)	PLANT WATER RELATIONS IRRIGATION TRICKLE IRRIGATION SOIL MOISTURE SUGARCANE PHYSIOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Descriptors - Geographic (DG)	MAURITIUS
Sort Key 1(K1)	Sugarcane: Physiology
Sort Key 2 (K2)	Plant water relations
Date record entered (DA)	1992-05-12
Language of analysis (LA)	En
Accession Number (AN)	EUR 11935
MSIRI Staff (MS)	BOT