A comparison between low-cost drip irrigation, conventional drip irrigation, and hand watering in Nepal

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-160

  Von Westarp, Stefanie ^a,b   Chieng, Sietan ^a   Schreier, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Canadian International Development Agency   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crop yield; Hand watering; Irrigation; Low cost drip irrigation; Nepal; Soil volumetric water content

Indexed keywords

FARMS; RAIN; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

DRIP IRRIGATION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY (WUE);

IRRIGATION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP YIELD; DRIP IRRIGATION; IRRIGATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS;

EID: 0842332228     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(03)00206-3     Document Type: Article

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