Can irrigation be sustainable?

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 80, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 87-99

  Khan, Shahbaz ^a,c   Tariq, Rana ^a   Yuanlai, Cui ^b   Blackwell, J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Liuyuankou irrigation system; Murrumbidgee irrigation area; Rechna Doab; Salinity; System water balance

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LIUYUANKOU IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MURRUMBIDGEE IRRIGATION AREA; RECHNA DOAB; SALINITY; SYSTEM-WATER BALANCE;

IRRIGATION;

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; IRRIGATION; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

IRRIGATION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; IRRIGATION; SALINITY;

EID: 31544438537     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2005.07.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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