Record Details
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Title | Sprinkler Irrigation as an Energy and Water Saving Approach to Rice Production and Management of Riceland Pests |
Creator | McCauley, Gerry N. Hossner, Lloyd R. Nesmith, Douglas M. |
Description | Rice is currently produced on approximately 400,000 acres in the Texas Coastal Prairie. This rice consumes 1.8 million acre-feet of water a year or 13 percent of Texas' renewable water resources. The Texas Coastal Prairie is a delicate ecosystem providing winter homes for many birds and water fowl and breeding grounds for marine life in the marshes of the Gulf Coast. The Texas Coastal Prairie has been experiencing rapid population and industrial growth. These areas of growth are placing... |
Date | 2007-11-30T22:15:19Z 2007-11-30T22:15:19Z 1985-03 |
Type | Technical Report |
Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/6192 |
Language | en_US |
Relation | TR-134; |
Publisher | Texas Water Resources Institute |