Causes of high water losses from irrigated rice fields: Field measurements and results from analogue and digital models

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 123-127

  Walker, S H ^a  

^a Natural Resources International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Rice; Water losses; Water management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032976425     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(98)00092-4     Document Type: Article

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