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... salinization , waterlogging or both to varying de- grees , with a pronounced reduction in the yield of the main crop . " In Iraq “ more than 50 per cent of the lower Rafadain Plain suffers from salinization and waterlogging with the ...
... salinization , waterlogging or both to varying de- grees , with a pronounced reduction in the yield of the main crop . " In Iraq “ more than 50 per cent of the lower Rafadain Plain suffers from salinization and waterlogging with the ...
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... salinization with the Middle Route , although probably less severe than in the case of the East Route . " The problem of resettlement will be a serious one . When the Danjiangkou Dam was constructed in the 1960s , several hundred ...
... salinization with the Middle Route , although probably less severe than in the case of the East Route . " The problem of resettlement will be a serious one . When the Danjiangkou Dam was constructed in the 1960s , several hundred ...
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... salinization and alkalization . It is highly techni- cal and is illustrated with one table and four figures that are all likely to be of interest to the technically- minded reader . In general , Varallyay agrees with Kovda , Elga- baly ...
... salinization and alkalization . It is highly techni- cal and is illustrated with one table and four figures that are all likely to be of interest to the technically- minded reader . In general , Varallyay agrees with Kovda , Elga- baly ...
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