Subsurface drip produced highest net return in Westlands area study
Cotton was produced using subsurface drip, low-energy precision application (LEPA), scheduled furrow, and conventional furrow irrigation systems in 1989. Subsurface drip irrigation produced the highest net return to the grower through increased cotton yields. Significant w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
1991-03-01
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| Series: | California Agriculture |
| Online Access: | http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v045n02p8 |
| Summary: | Cotton was produced using subsurface drip, low-energy precision application (LEPA),
scheduled furrow, and conventional furrow irrigation systems in 1989. Subsurface drip
irrigation produced the highest net return to the grower through increased cotton
yields. Significant water conservation was achieved with both pressurized irrigation
systems (subsurface drip and LEPA). However, computer aided scheduling of furrow irrigation
did not result in significant water savings. Pressurized irrigation systems may offer
the flexibility and control necessary to significantly limit unnecessary water additions
to the shallow groundwater table. |
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| ISSN: | 0008-0845 2160-8091 |