Discussion of “Analytical Determination of Distribution Uniformity for Microirrigation Tapered Laterals Laid on Uphill and Horizontal Slopes” by Sayed Hossein Sadeghi and Troy Peters
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The discusser gratefully thanks the authors for their tolerance and noteworthy contributions to some viewpoints raised through the discussion. The authors are also acknowledged for their kindly citation to the recently published paper (Yıldırım 2007).
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Received: Oct 27, 2013
Accepted: Dec 5, 2013
Published online: Jun 17, 2014
Discussion open until: Nov 17, 2014
Published in print: Dec 1, 2014
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