Water conservation for agriculture

Soil and Water Conservation Advances in the United States

Volumn 60, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-45

  Unger, Paul W ^c   Kirkham, Mary Beth ^a   Nielsen, David C ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biofuel production; Crop production; Efficient water use; Water capture practices; Water conservation; Water retention

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957626508     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub60.c1     Document Type: Chapter

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