IS IRRIGATION SUSTAINABLE? AN APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE INTERNATIONAL IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Water Resources Journal
سال: 1991
ISSN: 0701-1784,1918-1817
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj1604361