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Impact of strip subdivision on water conservation in border irrigation for irregularly shaped fields

Agricultural Water Management
Border irrigation remains the most widely adopted surface irrigation method for row crops globally and is also extensively used in the Padana Plain (Italy), particularly for forage crops.
Fabiola Gangi, Carmelina Costanzo, Margherita Lombardo, Pierfranco Costabile, Cosimo Peruzzi, Claudio Gandolfi, Daniele Masseroni   +6 more
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DEFINING THE 'SAVING' IN AGRICULTURE WATER WHEN IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY IS A CHOICE VARIABLE: THE CASE OF THE KLAMATH BASIN [PDF]

Increasing demand for water in the environment has increased the cost of irrigation water in agriculture leading to the adoption of water saving irrigation technologies, reducing agricultural return flows.
Adams, Richard M., Burke, Susan M.
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Performance of combined irrigation–fertilization strategies under variable inflow and cutoff conditions in border irrigation systems

Agricultural Water Management
Efficient irrigation–fertilization management is crucial for sustaining high crop productivity while minimizing nutrient losses and environmental risks.
Mohamed Khaled Salahou, Xiaoyuan Chen, Yupeng Zhang   +2 more
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Water Markets in Mexico: Opportunities and Constraints [PDF]

In 1992, the Government of Mexico initiated a new national water law which decentralised water resources management and allowed the market transfer of water-use concessions between individual irrigators.
Hearne, Robert R., Trava, Jose L.
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An Economic Assessment of the Myanmar Rice Sector: Current Developments and Prospects [PDF]

, 1998
In this study, the Myanmar rice economy is described in the context of the current political situation and state of national economic development. The forces that are changing rice production and exports are identified; however, the rate of development ...
Cramer, Gail L., Wailes, Eric J., Young, Kenneth B.   +2 more
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Impact of a flexible irrigation reservation system on water savings in a surface irrigation district in northern Italy

Journal of Agricultural Engineering
Improving the efficiency of water use in irrigated areas where surface irrigation is practised is now a goal that must be pursued with persistence, given the effects of climate change on the reduction of surface water availability, especially in ...
Fabiola Gangi, Giorgio Scotti, Claudio Gandolfi, Daniele Masseroni   +3 more
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UNDERSTANDING MARKETS IN AFGHANISTAN: A CASE STUDY OF THE RAISIN MARKET [PDF]

Industrial Organization,
Brown, Tom, Karaev, Zainiddin, Lister, Sarah   +2 more
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The Yarmouk tributary to the Jordan river II: Infrastructure impeding the transformation of equitable transboundary water arrangements [PDF]

, 2019
This article explores the ways in which key components of infrastructure built on the Yarmouk tributary to the Jordan River induce or impede the transformation of existing transboundary water arrangements.
Abdallah, Chadi, Dajani, Muna, Elaydi, Heather, Khresat, Sa'eb, Zeitoun, Mark   +4 more
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A Study for the Necessity of Risk Assessment for Heavy metal Pollution in the Barada Basin, Syria [PDF]

Manufacturing industries are blooming rapidly in Barada Basin carrying high risk to environment and human health due to generating huge amounts of heavy metals to environmental media, particularly rivers. Few studies show that concentrations of chromium,
Rimah Melhem, Yoshiro Higano
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WinSRFR model validation in border irrigation in a soil in southern Uruguay

Agrociencia Uruguay
In Uruguay, the irrigation boom driven by rice cultivation between the 1970s and 2000s and the subsequent reduction of the rice area led to the underuse of impounded water.
Matias Cardozo, Andrés Beretta, Lucía Puppo   +2 more
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