AquaCrop-The FAO Crop Model to Simulate Yield Response to Water: I. Concepts and Underlying Principles

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  2009

• Venue

  Agronomy Journal

• Publication date

  2009-05-01

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.2134/AGRONJ2008.0139S
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