Can farmers use water more effectively?: Two on-farm demonstrations compare irrigation methods
High water tables and associated high salinity now hamper farm production across 400,000 acres of farmland in Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern Counties in the San Joaquin Valley. The two following reports describe farm demonstration projects undertaken to reduce drainwater v...
| Format: | Article |
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| 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.v045n02p4a |
| Summary: | High water tables and associated high salinity now hamper farm production across 400,000
acres of farmland in Fresno, Kings, Tulare and Kern Counties in the San Joaquin Valley.
The two following reports describe farm demonstration projects undertaken to reduce
drainwater volume while maintaining profitability. Performed at different sites under
differing conditions, the projects yielded different results. An analysis of the combined
results appears on page 11. (Ed.) |
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| ISSN: | 0008-0845 2160-8091 |