Straightforward furrow irrigation can be 70% efficient

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 195-204

  Jurriens M ^a   Lenselink, K J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Furrow irrigation; Irrigation efficiency; Irrigation performance; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749207997     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.7     Document Type: Article

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