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Experiences and challenges of agricultural development in an artificial oasis: A review

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  • Wang, Tianyu
  • Wang, Zhenhua
  • Guo, Li
  • Zhang, Jinzhu
  • Li, Wenhao
  • He, Huaijie
  • Zong, Rui
  • Wang, Dongwang
  • Jia, Zhecheng
  • Wen, Yue

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An artificial oasis is a desert area suitable for human occupation and agriculture by human management. Agricultural reclamation in artificial oases provides a means for population growth and urban expansion in arid regions, but it comes at an environmental cost.

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  • Wang, Tianyu & Wang, Zhenhua & Guo, Li & Zhang, Jinzhu & Li, Wenhao & He, Huaijie & Zong, Rui & Wang, Dongwang & Jia, Zhecheng & Wen, Yue, 2021. "Experiences and challenges of agricultural development in an artificial oasis: A review," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 193(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:193:y:2021:i:c:s0308521x21001736
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103220
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