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...

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Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 1991-03-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v045n02p4a
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spelling doaj-afa2a71f5d024b6e951c3616dc46261f2020-11-25T02:29:21ZengUniversity of California Agriculture and Natural ResourcesCalifornia Agriculture0008-08452160-80911991-03-014524410.3733/ca.v045n02p4a10.3733/cav045n02_2Can farmers use water more effectively?: Two on-farm demonstrations compare irrigation methodsHigh 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.)http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v045n02p4a
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title_short Can farmers use water more effectively?: Two on-farm demonstrations compare irrigation methods
title_full Can farmers use water more effectively?: Two on-farm demonstrations compare irrigation methods
title_fullStr Can farmers use water more effectively?: Two on-farm demonstrations compare irrigation methods
title_full_unstemmed Can farmers use water more effectively?: Two on-farm demonstrations compare irrigation methods
title_sort can farmers use water more effectively?: two on-farm demonstrations compare irrigation methods
publisher University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
series California Agriculture
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2160-8091
publishDate 1991-03-01
description 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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