Rainwater harvesting agriculture in Gansu Province, People's Republic of China

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 112-114

  Cook, Seth ^a   Fengrui, Li ^a   Huilan, Wei ^a  

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EID: 0033892934     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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