Water saving and economic impacts of land leveling: The case study of cotton production in Tajikistan

Irrigation and Drainage Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 251-263

  Abdullaev, Iskandar ^a   Ul Hassan, Mehmood ^c   Jumaboev, Kahramon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Uzbekistan)

^c INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Laser leveled land leveling; Tajikistan; Water application; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; IRRIGATION; LAND USE; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CROP YIELD; LAND LEVELING;

WATER CONSERVATION;

CROPS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; IRRIGATION; LAND USE; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FARMING SYSTEM; IRRIGATION; LAND DEGRADATION; PRODUCTIVITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; EURASIA; TAJIKISTAN; WEST ASIA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 36749063503     PISSN: 01686291     EISSN: 15730654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10795-007-9034-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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