Remote sensing assessment of available green water to increase crop production in seasonal floodplain wetlands of sub-Saharan Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107712
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Evaporative stress; Evapotranspiration; Food security; Kilombero; Sustainable intensification; WaPOR;All these keywords.
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