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Energy use in large-scale irrigated agriculture in the Punjab province of Pakistan

Afreen SiddiqiEngineering Systems Division, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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James L. Wescoat JrSchool of Architecture and Urban Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Pages 571-586 | Received 13 Jul 2013, Accepted 23 Jul 2013, Published online: 09 Sep 2013

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