Dynamic Adjustment of Irrigation Technology/Water Management in Western U.S. Agriculture: Toward a Sustainable Future

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 433-461

  Schaible, Glenn D ^a   Kim, C S ^a   Aillery, Marcel P ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 78449269890     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2010.01199.x     Document Type: Article

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