International Journal of
Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Water Res. Environ. Eng.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6613
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJWREE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 347

Full Length Research Paper

Quantification of water balance using a lysimeter in Mexico

Hipolito Munoz-Nava
  • Hipolito Munoz-Nava
  • Faculty of Agrobiology, Autonomous University of Tlaxcala, Mexico.
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Jose Adrian Rene Grada-Yautentzi
  • Jose Adrian Rene Grada-Yautentzi
  • Faculty of Agrobiology, Autonomous University of Tlaxcala, Mexico.
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Jorge Batlle-Sales
  • Jorge Batlle-Sales
  • Department of Vegetal Biology, University of Valencia, Spain.
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Elizabeth Garcia-Gallegos
  • Elizabeth Garcia-Gallegos
  • Center for Research in Genetics and Environment, Autonomous University of Tlaxcala, Mexico.
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Rafael Valencia-Quintana
  • Rafael Valencia-Quintana
  • Faculty of Agrobiology, Autonomous University of Tlaxcala, Mexico.
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  •  Received: 07 March 2018
  •  Accepted: 10 April 2018
  •  Published: 30 April 2018

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