Discussion of “Comparative Analysis of Hydraulic Calculation Methods in Design of Microirrigation Laterals” by Gürol Yildirim and Necati Ağiralioğlu
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Acknowledgments
The discussess wish to thank the Università degli Studi di Palermo for allowing cooperation with the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. The discussess contributed equally on drawing up the discussion and in the final revision of the paper.
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