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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"ANZSRC::079901 Agricultural Hydrology (Drainage, Flooding, Irrigation, Quality, etc.)"”.
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The development and application of analytical techniques for planning of irrigation systems
Computer-based techniques for assessment of irrigation water supply and demand are illustrated using a 140 x 75 km discrete element representation of the Canterbury Plain, New Zealand. A versatile soil moisture accounting model is developed and used to simulate soil moisture status throughout the …
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A management study of irrigation farming in the Ashburton-Lyndhurst scheme of Mid-Canterbury
Throughout the world, irrigation is used to raise the productive capacity of the soil, where soil moisture is a limiting factor. Many irrigation areas can not achieve any production without the supplementation of soil moisture, while others employ irrigation as a profitable means of boosting the …
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Pricing of water for community irrigation schemes in New Zealand
Social objectives and the need to increase agricultural production were the early reasons for the development of community irrigation schemes by Government in New Zealand. The economics of scheme development and operation only became an issue in the 1970s although the price charged for water had …