Flood control, drainage and irrigation projects in Bangladesh and their impact on soils: an empirical study

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 233-246

  Alexander, M J ^a   Rashid, M S ^b   Shamsuddin, S D ^b   Alam, M S ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; FLOOD CONTROL; IRRIGATION; SOIL FERTILITY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0031735429     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-145X(199805/06)9:3<233::AID-LDR277>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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