Performance assessment of canal irrigation in Pakistan

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2692-2698

  Ghumman, A R ^a   Khan, R A ^b   Hashmi, H N ^c   Kamal, M A ^c   Khan, I T ^c  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^c Engineering University   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Farmers; Irrigated agriculture; Irrigation system; Lower jhelum; Maintenance; Operation

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053011286     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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