Salt-induced land and water degradation in the Aral Sea basin: a challenge to sustainable agriculture in Central Asia

Expansion of irrigated agriculture in the Aral Sea Basin in the second half of the twentieth century led to the conversion of vast tracks of virgin land into productive agricultural systems resulting in significant increases in employment opportunities and income generation. The positive effects of...

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Main Authors: Qadir, Manzoor, Noble, A.D., Qureshi, Asad Sarwar, Gupta, R.K., Yuldashev, Tulkun, Karimov, Akmal A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40653

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