Advances and challenges with micro-irrigation

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-261

  Madramootoo, Chandra A ^a   Morrison, Jane ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Drip irrigation; Food security; Micro irrigation; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880024722     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.1704     Document Type: Article

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