An examination of soil and water conservation practices in the paddy fields of Guilan province, Iran

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 959-971

  Ashoori, Daryoush ^a   Bagheri, Asghar ^b   Allahyari, Mohammad Sadegh ^a   Al Rimawi, Ahmad S ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Conservation practices; Foumanat plain; Iran; Rice paddy; Soil and water

Indexed keywords

WATER;

GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IRAN; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); ORYZA; PROCEDURES; SOIL; WATER CONSERVATION;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; CONSERVATION OF WATER RESOURCES; IRAN; ORYZA; SOIL; WATER;

EID: 84975076401     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 16782690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201620140613     Document Type: Article

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