Fictions, fractions, factorials and fractures; on the framing of irrigation efficiency

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 108, Issue , 2012, Pages 27-38

  Lankford, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fractions; Irrigation; Irrigation efficiency; Performance; Productivity; Water allocation

Indexed keywords

CANAL IRRIGATION; FEED THROUGH; FRACTIONS; IRRIGATION EFFICIENCY; IRRIGATION PERFORMANCE; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; LOCAL LOSS; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY MAKING; WATER ALLOCATION;

ERRORS; IRRIGATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

EFFICIENCY;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FRESHWATER; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY MAKING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; VULNERABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84859485598     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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