Simulation of soil moisture dynamics on irrigated cotton in semi-arid climates

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-246

  Antonopoulos, Vassilis Z ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Irrigated cotton; Irrigation; Mathematical models; Simulation; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031472110     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(97)00022-X     Document Type: Article

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