Rainwater-harvesting agriculture and water-use efficiency in semi-arid regions in Gansu province, China

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 159-165

  Liu, Famin ^a   Wu, Yanqing ^a   Xiao, Honglang ^a   Gao, Qianzhao ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

China; Complementary irrigation; Rainwater harvesting agriculture; Rainwater use efficiency; Semi arid regions; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 27644500320     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000005774378838     Document Type: Article

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