Water management in Khorezm: Current situation and options for improvement (Hydrological Perspective)

Cotton, Water, Salts and Soums: Economic and Ecological Restructuring in Khorezm, Uzbekistan

Volumn 9789400719637, Issue , 2012, Pages 69-92

  Tischbein, Bernhard ^a   Awan, Usman Khalid ^a,b   Abdullaev, Iskandar ^c   Bobojonov, Ihtiyor ^d   Conrad, Christopher ^e   Jabborov, Hujiyaz ^f   Forkutsa, Irina ^a   Ibrakhimov, Mirzahayot ^g   Poluasheva, Gavhar ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^c German International Cooperation   (Uzbekistan)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^f URGENCH STATE UNIVERSITY   (Uzbekistan)

^g ZEF/UNESCO Khorezm Project   (Uzbekistan)

Author keywords

Amudarya; Irrigation performance; Irrigation scheduling; Water and salt balancing; Water saving potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931360704     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1963-7_5     Document Type: Chapter

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