Assessing irrigation requirements in the Ord Sugar Industry using a simulation modelling approach

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 345-354

  Muchow, R C ^a   Keating, B A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

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EID: 0031823116     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA98023     Document Type: Article

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