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Discussion of “Modeling Approaches for Determining Appropriate Depth of Subsurface Drip Irrigation Tubing in Alfalfa” by Rocio Guadalupe Reyes-Esteves and Donald C. Slack

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Received: Sep 9, 2019
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Full Professor, Dept. of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, Università degli Studi, Viale delle Scienze 12, 90128 Palermo, Italy (corresponding author). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8032-4571. Email: [email protected]
Hiba Ghazouani, Ph.D. [email protected]
Associate Professor, Dept. of Plant Biotechnology, Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Beja, Ave. Habib Bourguiba, BP: 382, Béja 9000, Tunisia. Email: [email protected]
Giovanni Rallo, Ph.D. [email protected]
Associate Professor, Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Università di Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy. Email: [email protected]

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