Drip irrigation and rainfed crop cultivation nexus: The case of cotton crop

Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 487-501

  Narayanamoorthy, A ^a  

^a ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVATION; DRIP IRRIGATION; INVESTMENT; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

INDIA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 77954662144     PISSN: 00195014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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