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Development of an Irrigation Scheduling Model

Keywords: Mehran Model, Irrigation Scheduling, Crop Evapotranspiration.

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 29 ,  Issue 4

BAKHSHAL  KHAN LASHARI , KHALIFA QASIM LAGHARI , ATTA MUHAMMAD PHUL ,

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