Optimal water productivity of irrigation networks in arid and semi-arid regions

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 411-423

  Montazar, Aliasghar ^a   Rahimikob, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cropping pattern; Irrigation network; Irrigation scheduling; Optimisation model; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 55049094892     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.376     Document Type: Article

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