Water conservation in irrigation can increase water use

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue 47, 2008, Pages 18215-18220

  Ward, Frank A ^a   Pulido Velazquez, Manuel ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Hydrology; Institutions; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HYDROLOGY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 57449108313     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805554105     Document Type: Article

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