Design of controlled drainage and subirrigation facilities for water table management

Agricultural Drainage

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 719-742

  Fouss, James L ^a   Evans, Robert O ^b   Belcher, Harold W ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation models; Construction drawings; Controlled drainage system design; Preliminary site evaluation; Qualitative site investigation; Subirrigation systems; System design analysis; System feasibility; Water table management system

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542626932     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780891182306.ch21     Document Type: Chapter

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