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Irrigation Schedules for Selected Food Crops Using Water Balance Book-Keeping Method

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|Oct 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ats-2014-0012 | Journal eISSN: 1801-0571 | Journal ISSN: 0231-5742
Language: English
Page range: 87 - 93
Submitted on: Mar 25, 2014
Accepted on: Sep 1, 2014
Published on: Oct 3, 2014
Published by: Mendel University in Brno
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
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