Water and nitrogen (N) supply in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) cropping system is an essential factor for controlling the production level, especially in water-limited areas. Shortage of available water and escalating irrigation costs along with high prices of fertilizers dictate adoption of...

A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of temperature on winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) at the Tongwei County (35°13'N, 105°14'E), Gansu, in the semiarid northwest of China from 2006 to 2008. Two study sites were chosen: one at Tongwei experimental station, situated...

The partitioning of canopy transpiration (Ec) and soil evaporation (Es) is often important to estimate evapotranspiration for hydrologic, ecologic, forest, and agricultural applications. Although Shuttleworth-Wallace (SW) model can estimate the partitioning of Ec and Es, some parameters due to...