An operational model for utilizing water resources of varying qualities in an agricultural enterprise

Geography Research Forum

Volumn 1997, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 67-77

  Brimberg, Jack ^a   Oron, Gideon ^b   Mehrez, Abraham ^b  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ISRAEL, NEGEV DESERT;

EID: 0031394669     PISSN: 03335275     EISSN: 24148725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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