Agricultural irrigation in China

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Zhu, Xiufang ^a   Li, Yizhan ^a   Li, Muyi ^a   Pan, Yaozhong ^a   Shi, Peijun ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SELECTIVE BREEDING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHINA;

EID: 84890307451     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.68.6.147A     Document Type: Article

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