The multiple personalities of water conservation

Water Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 285-294

  Samani, Z ^b   Skaggs, R K ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Horeshoe Cir Jett Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture water conservation; Consumptive use; Deficit irrigation; Efficiency; Evapotranspiration; Hydrology; The multiple personalities of water conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649197773     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2008.154     Document Type: Article

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