Spanish experience in desalination for agriculture

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 53-66

  Zarzo, Domingo ^a   Campos, Elena ^a   Terrero, Patricia ^a  

^a r and d department   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Desalination; Irrigation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875795009     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.708155     Document Type: Article

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