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Bjorneberg, D.L.; King, K.. |
Water use efficiency is a term often applied to irrigated conditions to determine the amount of applied water that is used by crops. Water use in irrigated watersheds can be managed by adjusting irrigation diversions to meet irrigation needs. Precipitation is often the only source of water input in many watersheds, and its rate and timing cannot be controlled. Excess water is often drained from the watershed through surface or subsurface drains to provide suitable conditions for crop growth. The objective of this paper is to compare water balances for the irrigated Upper Snake-Rock (USR) watershed in southern Idaho and the subsurface drained Upper Big Walnut Creek (UBWC) watershed in central Ohio. Irrigation water diverted from the Snake River supplied 80%... |
Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Site-specific irrigation. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/1468/1/1433.pdf |
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Bjorneberg, D.L.. |
Irrigation is essential for global food production. However, irrigation erosion can limit the ability of irrigation systems to reliably produce food and fiber in the future. The factors affecting soil erosion from irrigation are the same as rainfall—water detaches and transports sediment. However, there are some unique differences in how the factors occur during irrigation and in our ability to manage the application of water that causes the erosion. All surface irrigation entails water flowing over soil. Soil type, field slope and flow rate all affect surface irrigation erosion, with flow rate being the main factor that can be managed. Ideally sprinkler irrigation will have no runoff, but application rates on moving irrigation systems can exceed the soil... |
Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Irrigation control; Site-specific irrigation; Sprinkler irrigation; Soil. |
Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/1572/1/1528.pdf |
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