Engineering
8 years ago

Drip irrigation transforms saline soil into fertile farmland in California.

Drip irrigation as a sustainable practice under saline shallow ground water condtions
Blaine Hanson, D.M. May, J. W. Hopmans, Jiřı́ Šimůnek, R. J. Gilkes, N. Prakongkep

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