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The Inappropriate Use of Crop Transpiration Coefficients (Kc) to Estimate Evapotranspiration in Arid Ecosystems: A Review

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Pages 285-295 | Received 14 Sep 2004, Accepted 07 Feb 2005, Published online: 23 Feb 2007

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