Evaluation of groundwater quality for irrigation in Central Saudi Arabia

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 361-377

  Abdel Aal, Shafik I ^a   Sabrah, Ragaa E A ^a   Rabie, Rafaat K ^a   Abdel Magid, Hago M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER QUALITY; IRRIGATION;

SAUDI ARABIA;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0031432344     PISSN: 19859899     EISSN: 25360051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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