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Field measurements
The evaluation of surface irrigation at the field level is an important aspect of both management and design. Field measurements…
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Evapotranspiration
Have you ever heard someone mention “ET” and wondered what it meant? Assuming the person wasn’t talking about extra-terrestrials or Entertainment…
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Deep Percolation
Deep percolation (DP) from irrigation may be important for groundwater recharge in arid region irrigated agricultural river corridors, yet few…
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Crop water productivity
Crop water productivity (WP) or water use efficiency (WUE) expressed in kg/m³ is an efficiency term, expressing the amount of marketable product (e.g.…
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Center Pivot Irrigation
Early center pivot irrigation systems showed a lot of potential, but they also broke down. The broke down too often, even…
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Bulk Density – Measurement
Key points Bulk density is the weight of soil in a given volume. Soils with a bulk density higher than…