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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. plant physiology
  4. plant-water relations
  5. water use efficiency
  1. Fields of Study
  2. botany
  3. plant biology
  4. plant physiology
  5. plant-water relations
  6. water use efficiency
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. botany
  3. plant biology
  4. plant physiology
  5. plant-water relations
  6. water use efficiency

Preferred term

water use efficiency

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • precipitation use efficiency
  • WUE (water use efficiency)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/58615

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