Irrigation Water Management in a Mediterranean Greenhouse District: Irrigation Adequacy Assessment

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 299-313

  Sánchez, José A ^a   Reca, Juan ^a   Martínez, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Greenhouse irrigation districts; Irrigation adequacy; Irrigation performance; Irrigation performance indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936180869     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.1908     Document Type: Article

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