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Irrigation scheduling: a soft adaptor to weather uncertainties and irrigation efficiency improvement initiatives
… of New Zealand is causing increasing demand for irrigation, placing more pressure on already stressed water resources. The challenge for New Zealand dairy farming is to maintain an appropriate equilibrium between pasture production and environment protection, achievable through the proper …
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Farmer participation and irrigation performance: A case study of Nam Thach Han irrigation system, Vietnam
… the determinants of farmer participation in irrigation management and the impact of participation on irrigation quality and agricultural production in the Nam Thach Han irrigation system, Vietnam. Many governments have attempted to increase farmer participation in irrigation system management …
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A canal irrigation water allocation model.
… with allocation of canal water to competing crop irrigation demands. Multi-period linear programming was utilized to optimally allocate water in both time and space to maximize benefits for an irrigated farm. Irrigation scheduling, crop response and canal water delivery models were used to support …
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Wick irrigation systems for subsistence farming
Irrigation on small-scale farms has been noted as a key method to help lift subsistence farmers out of poverty. With water scarity growing around the globe and lack of access to electricity still prevalent in rural areas, the need to develop an energy efficient irrigation system that simultaneous …
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Water management for lowland rice irrigation
A procedure was developed to estimate optimum irrigation requirements for lowland rice cultivation in Southeast Asia. The procedure uses a water balance equation of semi-stochastic nature to maintain minimum desired water depths in paddy fields at the end of each irrigation period. The procedure …
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Irrigation cost models to assess the feasibility and potential expansion of large-scale riparian irrigation in Virginia
Three microcomputer based irrigation design programs were built using the BASIC language. The design models used agronomic, meteorological, economic, and environmental variables to design an irrigation system. Next, the design models computed the variable and fixed cost associated with a portable …
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Evaluating effectiveness of irrigation technification using a calibrated optimization model in the primary irrigation district of Guanajuato, Mexico
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-05-01
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Evaluation of Deficit Irrigation Strategies for Corn
… to develop and implement efficient deficit irrigation strategies, and to predict the impacts of deficit irrigation on yield. South Dakota State University Management Software was used to simulate center pivot irrigation and com growth and yield at seven locations across the Great Plains. …
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Irrigation with Treated Wastewater: Potential and Limitations
… logical wastewater reuse may be for bridging the irrigation supply-demand gap in this arid region, significant limitations prevent widespread adoption. The overall goal of this research is to take a holistic view of the limitations facing communities with regard to integrating treated wastewater …
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Flume construction on King Hill irrigation project
Thesis (Civil Engineering)--University of Kansas, Civil Engineering, 1921. ; Includes bibliographical references.
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Vegetable kingdoms : taro irrigation and Pacific prehistory
… intensification found in the Pacific, that of irrigation, with reference as to whether it has a more than purely technological significance in Pacific prehistory. To this encl the island of Aneityum in southern Vanuatu, where irrigation of taro (Colocasia esculenta) was traditionally important, …
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Vegetable kingdoms : taro irrigation and Pacific prehistory
… intensification found in the Pacific, that of irrigation, with reference as to whether it has a more than purely technological significance in Pacific prehistory. To this encl the island of Aneityum in southern Vanuatu, where irrigation of taro (Colocasia esculenta) was traditionally important, …
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Evaluation of Investment in Irrigation Under Risk
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Mathematical Model of a Farm Irrigation System
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