The Irrigation Training Program is a collaborative effort between the Texas Water Resources Institute, a unit of Texas A&M AgriLife; the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board; and the United States Department of Agriculture Natural...
2011-07-05
2011-07-05 2008-10-01 |
Water deficits reduce plant growth and subsequently, crop yields. Man has relied upon irrigation to overcome these crop water deficiencies. But since the present supplies of water are limited, more efficient irrigation application methods must be...
2011-07-01
2011-07-01 1974-12-01 |
Texas High Plains Evapotranspiration (TXHPET) network personnel continued to operate and maintain the network of 15 to 18 weather stations to provide timely weather and evapotranspiration (ET) data in support of related research and extension...
2011-01-07
2011-01-07 2010-09-01 |
2010-03-01
2010-03-01 2009-07-01 |
2009-01-12
2009-01-12 2008-10-01 |
Reliable estimates of the demand characteristics of irrigation water are crucial to successful water policy formulation in the West. Although various studies concerning irrigation water demand exist in the literature, most are somewhat limited in...
2007-12-07
2007-12-07 1979-03-01 |
Irrigation is a major contributing factor in crop production on the Texas High Plains. It is responsible for greatly increasing crop production and farm income for the region. Two factors, a declining groundwater supply and increasing production...
2007-12-04
2007-12-04 1982-05-01 |
Initial construction costs and net annual changes in operating and maintenance expenses are identified for the capital renovation project proposed by Edinburg Irrigation District Hidalgo County No. 1 to the North American Development Bank...
2007-11-28
2007-11-28 2002-11-01 |
The growing population in the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley, shortfalls
in water deliveries from Mexico, and multiple years of drought have placed an
increased need for efficient water management and allocation in the Rio Grande
Basin. These...
2007-11-19
2007-11-19 2003-07-01 |
Sprinkler irrigation has the potential not only to cheaply and effectively remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from contaminated ground water but also use the water beneficially and eliminate the costly disposal of both the remediated water...
1995-04-01
|
While water scarcity and energy demand are continuously increasing in the world, alternative sources are needed to meet the requirement of a growing population. Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) is a sustainable technology that converts organic matter in...
2014-03-20 (iso8601)
|
Irrigation percolation can be an important source of shallow aquifer replenishment in arid
regions of the southwestern United States. Aquifer recharge derived from irrigation percolation
can be more significant in fluvial valleys overlying shallow...
2013-10 (iso8601)
|
Irrigation is essential for profitable agriculture in the western
United States. It is the largest consumer of water and power in
Oregon. Conflicting uses of water and power and their scarcity demands
judicious planning for allocation of these...
1980-08-15 (iso8601)
|
Provides suggestions for ways to conserve irrigation water. Explains how to use the AgriMet crop water use charts. Provides general guidelines for irrigation methods, timing, and soil management.
2013-03 (iso8601)
|
The agricultural production of peppermint has been shown to contribute significant quantities of nitrate-nitrogen to groundwater recharge. In an effort to provide new tools for increasing nitrogen efficiency within peppermint production, three...
1998-01-05 (iso8601)
|
'Jubilee' sweet corn was grown under conventional tillage and
strip tillage in 1982 and under conventional tillage, strip tillage
and no-till culture in 1983. Effects on soil temperature,
stand establishment, plant development parameters, overall...
1984-08-02 (iso8601)
|
Most irrigation water in Oregon is of excellent quality. Occasionally a deep well yields water that is too salty for irrigation, or contains constituents that are detrimental to plants or soils. Water can be of poor quality for irrigation because...
1990-02 (iso8601)
|
In 2000 and 2001, research at the Central Oregon Agricultural Research Center in Madras, Oregon evaluated drip irrigation significant reduction in water
usage, increased seed yields, and a decrease in disease. As a result, drip irrigation was...
2004-11 (iso8601)
|
Accurate irrigation scheduling maximizes the
benefits of irrigation while minimizing potential
negative impacts of over-irrigation or under irrigation.
1998-08 (iso8601)
|