Evaluation of quantity and quality of irrigation water at Gadowa irrigation project in Murzuq basin, southwest Libya

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 193-201

  Shaki, A A ^a   Adeloye, A J ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical characteristics; Ground water; Irrigation; Jet stream method; Libya; Murzuq basin; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRRIGATION; WATER QUALITY;

CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; JET STREAM METHOD; LIBYA; MURZUQ BASIN; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

WATER ANALYSIS;

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRRIGATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; JET STREAM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WATER DEMAND; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AQUIFERS; IRRIGATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MURZUQ BASIN; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33745191437     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2006.01.012     Document Type: Article

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