On farm evaluation of the effect of low cost drip irrigation on water and crop productivity compared to conventional surface irrigation system

N. Maisiri; A. Senzanje; J. Rockström; S.J. Twomlow

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On farm evaluation of the effect of low cost drip irrigation on water and crop productivity compared to conventional surface irrigation system

N. Maisiri A. Senzanje

J. Rockström S.J. Twomlow

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C Vol. 30 No. 11-16 pp. 783-791 · Elsevier BV

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N. Maisiri, A. Senzanje, J. Rockström, et al. (2005). On farm evaluation of the effect of low cost drip irrigation on water and crop productivity compared to conventional surface irrigation system. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 30(11-16), 783-791. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2005.08.021

On farm evaluation of the effect of low cost drip irrigation on water and crop productivity compared to conventional surface irrigation system

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