Environmental effects of irrigation in arid and semi-arid regions

Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 27-40

  Fernández Cirelli, Alicia ^a   Arumí, José Luis ^b   Rivera, Diego ^b   Boochs, Peter W ^c  

^a Universidad de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agrochemicals; Irrigation; Micropollutants; Soil quality; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949088469     PISSN: 07185820     EISSN: 07185839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/s0718-58392009000500004     Document Type: Review

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