Water productivity of irrigated wheat and maize in the Karkheh River Basin Of Iran

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 264-276

  Qureshi, A S ^a   Oweis, T ^b   Karimi, P ^a   Porehemmat, J ^c  

^a Iranian Agricultural Engineering Institute (IAERI)   (Iran)

^b International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA)   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^c SOIL CONSERVATION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Gross margins; Groundwater; Iran; Irrigated maize; Irrigated wheat; Karkheh river basin; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955059441     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.481     Document Type: Article

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