Water resource hazard management system: Assessing sustainable practices at the farm and catchment scales

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 243-255

  Ochola, W O ^a   Kerkides, P ^a   Argyrokastritis, I ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Decision support system; Water hazard management; Water management practices; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 17144391897     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.55     Document Type: Article

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