Technical efficiency of water use and its determinants, study at smallscale irrigation schemes in North-West Province, South Africa [PDF]
, 2007 This paper analyses the efficiency with which water is used in small-scale irrigation schemes in North-West Province in South Africa and studies its determinants.
Buysse, Jeroen +3 more
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Arsenic removal from drinking water using wood charcoal
Fundamental and Applied Agriculture, 2018 Arsenic contamination of drinking water is threating the health of millions of people of Bangladesh. Lack of appropriate arsenic removal technology has complicated and inhibited mitigation initiatives.
Md. Hannan Ali1 +2 more
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Seasonal variation and impact of waste-water lagoons as larval habitat on the population dynamics of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera:Ceratpogonidae) at two dairy farms in northern California. [PDF]
, 2014 The Sacramento (northern Central) Valley of California (CA) has a hot Mediterranean climate and a diverse ecological landscape that is impacted extensively by human activities, which include the intensive farming of crops and livestock. Waste-water ponds,
Barker, Christopher M +7 more
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Continuous ponding and shallow aquifer pumping leaches salts in clay soils
California Agriculture, 1997 Poor water penetration and high soil salinity can be particularly detrimental to crop production in arid regions. In the Imperial Valley, roughly half of the crop acreage is planted on clay soils with very low water infiltration rates ...
Mark Grismer, Khaled Bali
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Water supply conditions determine typical plantation water use strategies in Northern China
Journal of Hydrology: Regional StudiesStudy region: Beijing, northern China Study focus: In the context of climate change and increased extreme drought events, understanding the water use characteristics of typical tree species in semi-arid areas is crucial for evaluating plant adaptability ...
Yujia Chen +9 more
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Impacts of Pond Change on the Regional Sustainability of Water Resources in Taoyuan, Taiwan
Advances in Meteorology, 2013 Taoyuan tableland faces the increasing water demand associated with the expansion of industrialization and urbanization. The county currently relies on the Shihmen Reservoir as the single water supply system.
Yuei-An Liou +2 more
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Autonomous Mobile Robot with Attached Multispectral Camera to Monitor the Development of Crops and Detect Nutrient and Water Deficiencies in Vertical Farms [PDF]
, 2022 Dafni Despoina Avgoustaki +4 more
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Increasing farm water supply by conservation
California Agriculture, 1983 Improving first-use efficiency and other measures could help meet projected ...
G Horner, C Moore, R Howitt
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Insecticide choice for alfalfa may protect water quality
California Agriculture, 2002 Some insecticides used for controlling Egyptian alfalfa weevil have been detected in California's surface waters and are of concern, due to their impact on water quality and toxicity to some aquatic life.
Rachael Freeman Long +5 more
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Sustainable intensification with irrigation raises farm profit despite climate emergency
Plants, People, Planet, 2023 Societal Impact Statement Despite comprising a small proportion of global agricultural land use, irrigated agriculture is enormously important to the global agricultural economy.
Albert Muleke +23 more
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