Discussion of “Assessment of Hydraulic Performance of Drip-Irrigation Emitters at Low Head Pressures” by Chao Zhang, Yaohu Kang, Shufang Jiang, Shuqin Wan, and Shiping Liu
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Received: Jan 17, 2013
Accepted: Feb 6, 2013
Published online: Jan 20, 2014
Published in print: Mar 1, 2014
Discussion open until: Jun 20, 2014
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