Discussion of “Accuracy of Global Microirrigation Distribution Uniformity Estimates” by Stuart W. Styles, Charles M. Burt, Franklin Gaudi, and Sierra Orvis
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Volume 136 • Issue 4 • April 2010
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Received: Nov 14, 2008
Accepted: Jan 21, 2009
Published online: Mar 15, 2010
Published in print: Apr 2010
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