Water use efficiency
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006769
A characteristic of plants which is measured by the amount of dry matter or harvestable product produced per unit of water used by the plant.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006769 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Plant Production, Gardening |
| Abbreviation | WUE |
| Synonyms | precipitation use efficiency |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Plant-water relations; Crop coefficient; Water requirement |
| Translations | Spanish: eficacia en el uso del agua |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006769",
"term": "Water use efficiency",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A characteristic of plants which is measured by the amount of dry matter or harvestable product produced per unit of water used by the plant.",
"abbreviation": "WUE",
"synonyms": [
"precipitation use efficiency"
],
"subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
"see_also": [
"plant-water relations",
"crop coefficient",
"water requirement"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "eficacia en el uso del agua"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/water-use-efficiency/"
}
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