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  1. Water productivity of irrigated wheat and maize in the Karkheh River Basin of Iran by Qureshi, Asad Sarwar, Oweis, Theib Y., Karimi, Poolad, Porehemmat, J.

    Published 2009
    “…Karkheh River Basin (KRB) is the third largest and most productive river basin of Iran. The major agricultural issue of KRB is low water use efficiencies. …”
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    Journal Article
  2. Extent and characterisation of salt-affected soils in Iran and strategies for their amelioration and management by Qadir, Manzoor, Qureshi, Asad Sarwar, Cheraghi, S.A.M.

    Published 2008
    “…Salinisation of land resources is a major impediment to their optimal utilisation in many arid and semi-arid regions of the world including Iran. Estimates suggest that about 34 million ha, including 41 million ha of the irrigated land, are salt-affected in Iran as the consequence of naturally occurring phenomena and anthropogenic activities. …”
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    Journal Article
  3. Self- and cross-(in)compatibility between important apricot cultivars in northwest Iran by Hajilou, J., Grigorian, V., Mohammadi, S. A., Nazemmieh, A., Romero, Carlos, Vilanova, S., Burgos, Lorenzo

    Published 2017
    “…Five commercial apricot cultivars, widely grown in Iran, were self- and cross-pollinated to determine their pollen and stylar compatibility. …”
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    Artículo
  4. A review of management strategies for salt-prone land and water resources in Iran by Qureshi, Asad Sarwar, Qadir, Manzoor, Heydari, N., Turral, Hugh, Javadi, A.

    Published 2007
    “…Approximately half of the irrigated area of Iran falls under different types of salt-affected soils and average yield losses may be as high as 50 percent. …”
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    Artículo preliminar
  5. Strategies to increase wheat production in the water scarce Karkheh River Basin, Iran by Muthuwatta, Lal P., Rientjes, T.H.M., Bos, M.G.

    Published 2013
    “…Two strategies are assessed to increase wheat production in the water-scarce Karkheh River Basin (KRB) in Iran to meet targets by the year 2025. The strategies proposed are (a) to increase yields in the current irrigated and rainfed wheat areas and (b) to increase the area under rainfed wheat through land conversion. …”
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    Journal Article
  6. Implementation of a cashmere goat breeding program amongst nomads in Southern Iran by Mueller, J.P., Ansari-Renani, H.R., Momen, S.M.S., Ehsani, M., Alipour, O., Rischkowsky, Barbara A.

    Published 2015
    “…A breeding program to improve income from Raeini cashmere herds run by nomads in Southern Iran was implemented. Eight nomads agreed on improving fleece weight, body weight and down yield while reducing cashmere fibre diameter of white coated goats. …”
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    Journal Article
  7. Complex Mixtures of Viroids Identified in the Two Main Citrus Growing Areas of Iran by Hashemian, S. M. Bani, Taheri, H., Alian, Y. Mohammad, Bove, J. M., Durán-Vila, Núria

    Published 2017
    “…The citrus industry in Iran is based on graft propagation of local and imported cultivars on a limited number of rootstocks such as sour orange, Mexican lime and Bakraee, a local natural hybrid. …”
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    Artículo
  8. Understanding hydrological variability for improved water management in the semi-arid Karkheh Basin, Iran by Masih, I.

    Published 2011
    “…This study is carried out in semi-arid to arid Karkheh Basin of Iran, where massive water allocation planning is on the way, but a comprehensive knowledge on basin hydrology and impact of these developments on different water uses and users across the basin are lacking. …”
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    Tesis
  9. Scale, governance and the management of river basins: a case study from Central Iran by Molle, Francois, Mamanpoush, A.R.

    Published 2012
    “…This paper provides the example of the Zayandeh Rud basin, in central Iran, and describes the historical evolution of water use at three different nested scales. …”
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    Journal Article
  10. Development of IWMI-AREO Collaborative Research Program to Improve Land and Water Management in Iran by Qureshi, Asad Sarwar

    Published 2004
    “…Irrigated agriculture and, consequently, water have always played an important role in the economic development of Iran and is likely to continue as such in the future. …”
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    Conference Paper
  11. Water management for sustainable irrigated agriculture in the Zayandeh Rud Basin, Esfahan Province, Iran by Salemi, H.R., Mamanpoush, A.R., Miranzadeh, M., Akbari, M., Torabi, M., Toomanian, N., Murray-Rust, Hammond, Droogers, Peter, Sally, Hilmy, Gieske, A.

    Published 2000
    “…This publication outlines the current water management issues in the Zayendeh Rud basin and describes the approaches being adopted under the collaboration of Iran (IAERI and EARC) and IWMI.…”
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