Preserving soil quality under irrigation in the Senegal River Valley

Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-107

  Wopereis, M C S ^a   Ceuppens, J ^b   Boivin, P ^c   Ndiaye, A M ^a   Kane, A ^d  

^a W Africa Rice Devmt Association   (Senegal)

^b Projet Gestion de l'Eau   (Senegal)

^c Inst Francais Rech Sci pour le D   (Senegal)

^d Soc Natl d'Amenagement d'E   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Irrigation; Rice; Salinity; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001906812     PISSN: 00282928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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