Impact of small dams on agriculture and groundwater development: A case study from Pakistan

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 90-98

  Ashraf, M ^a   Kahlown, M A ^a   Ashfaq, A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Groundwater; Inflow outflow; Pakistan; Rainfall; Small dams

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT; INFLOW-OUTFLOW; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

GROUNDWATER; RAIN; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DAMS;

DAMS; GROUNDWATER; RAIN; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRONOMY; CROPPING PRACTICE; DAM CONSTRUCTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; INFLOW; OUTFLOW; RAINFALL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TABLE;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; POTWAR; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN]; SOUTH ASIA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34447323599     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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