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Economic Return versus Crop Water Productivity of Watermelon under Full and Deficit Irrigation Conditions

Hayrettin Kuşçu(ULUDAG UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING)
Ahmet Turhan(Uludag University, Mustafakemalpasa Vocational School, Crop and Animal Production Department, Bursa, Turkey)
Hakan Büyükcangaz(ULUDAG UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING)
Bilge Keskin(ULUDAG UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING)
Ezgi Kurtulmuş(ULUDAG UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING)
Ali Osman Demir(ULUDAG UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING)
Pages
7–14
Publication Date
2017-03-15
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Field research was carried out in a sub humid climate at the Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey.

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⚙️Variables:Citrullus vulgaris · limited irrigation · economic analysis

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Kuşçu, H., Turhan, A., Büyükcangaz, H., Keskin, B., Kurtulmuş, E., Demir, A. O. (2017). Economic Return versus Crop Water Productivity of Watermelon under Full and Deficit Irrigation Conditions. Soil Studies, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 1, 7–14. https://doi.org/10.21657/topraksu.305697

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