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Based on a rational approach, agricultural droughts were studied for the period 1901–75 for 5 selected regions in the Indian arid region using theAE/PE values during different phenophases. The productivity of pearlmillet and kharif pulses crops, the two major rainfed crops in this region, was assessed under different agricultural drought situations.
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Es werden landwirtschaftliche Dürren in der Periode von 1901 bis 1975 in fünf ausgewählten Gebieten der ariden Zone Indiens mit Verwendung vonAE/PE-Werten in verschiedenen Pflanzenentwicklungsphasen untersucht. Die Produktivität von Hülsenfrüchten und Hirse, das sind die stärker vom Regen abhängigen Früchte in dieser Region, wird für verschiedene landwirtschaftliche Dürregrade geschätzt.
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Sastri, A.S.R.A.S., Ramana Rao, B.V., Rama Krishna, Y.S. et al. Agricultural droughts and crop production in the Indian arid zone. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biocl., Ser. B 31, 405–411 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02263444
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