Irrigation and land degradation: Implications for agriculture in Turkmenistan, central Asia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 165-179

  O'Hara, Sarah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Irrigation; Salinisation; Turkmenistan; Water logging

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL IMPACT; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; IRRIGATION; LAND DEGRADATION; SALINISATION; WATERLOGGING;

TURKMENISTAN;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0031238672     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0238     Document Type: Article

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