Evolution of Crop Water Productivity in the Nile Delta over Three Decades (1985–2015)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Tested Crops
2.3. Estimation of Crop Water Productivity
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Winter Field and Vegetable Crops
3.2. Summer Field and Vegetable Crops
3.3. Nili Crops
3.4. Orchard Trees
4. Analysis of Results
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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M. El-Marsafawy, S.; Swelam, A.; Ghanem, A. Evolution of Crop Water Productivity in the Nile Delta over Three Decades (1985–2015). Water 2018, 10, 1168. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10091168
M. El-Marsafawy S, Swelam A, Ghanem A. Evolution of Crop Water Productivity in the Nile Delta over Three Decades (1985–2015). Water. 2018; 10(9):1168. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10091168
Chicago/Turabian StyleM. El-Marsafawy, Samia, Atef Swelam, and Ashraf Ghanem. 2018. "Evolution of Crop Water Productivity in the Nile Delta over Three Decades (1985–2015)" Water 10, no. 9: 1168. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10091168
APA StyleM. El-Marsafawy, S., Swelam, A., & Ghanem, A. (2018). Evolution of Crop Water Productivity in the Nile Delta over Three Decades (1985–2015). Water, 10(9), 1168. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10091168