The Potential Contribution of Subsurface Drip Irrigation to Water-Saving Agriculture in the Western USA

Agricultural Sciences in China

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 850-854

  TL, Thompson ^a   PANG, Huan cheng ^b   LI, Yu yi ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

subsurface drip irrigation (SDI); water saving agriculture; western USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650726280     PISSN: 16712927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1671-2927(08)60287-4     Document Type: Article

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