Mechanically reclaiming abandoned saline soils in Pakistan

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 519-526

  Prathapar, S A ^a   Aslam, M ^b   Kahlown, M A ^b   Iqbal, Z ^c   Qureshi, A S ^d  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources   (Pakistan)

^c Mona Reclamation and Experimental Project   (Pakistan)

^d International Water Management Institute   (Iran)

Author keywords

Inexpensive reclamation; Mechanical cultivation; Monsoon; Pakistan; Salinity

Indexed keywords

EID: 30944439271     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.206     Document Type: Article

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