Variability in water use, crop water productivity and profitability of rice and wheat in Rechna Doab, Punjab, Pakistan

Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 998-1003

  Usman, M ^a   Kazmi, I ^c   Khaliq, T ^b   Ahmad, A ^b   Saleem, M F ^b   Shabbir, A ^a  

^a Department of Irrigation and Drainage ^*  (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Crop water productivity; Profitability; Water use

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84873532276     PISSN: 10187081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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