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Effective use of water (EUW) and not water-use efficiency (WUE) is the target of crop yield improvement under drought stress

A. Blum

2009.6.26FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2009.03.009

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It is concluded that EUW is a major target for yield improvement in water-limited environments and an inverse acronym of WUE because very often high WUE is achieved at the expense of reduced EUW.

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BLUM, A. Effective use of water (EUW) and not water-use efficiency (WUE) is the target of crop yield improvement under drought stress. FIELD CROPS RESEARCH, 2009, 112: 119–123.