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Farm irrigation : planning & management /

There is no doubt that irrigation makes a major contribution to agricultural production, making a whole range of crops viable in an otherwise unreliable climate and helping insure against drought. However irrigation does not automatically guarantee a profit and acclaim, it is a high cost exercise, u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Southorn, Neil
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Port Melbourne ; Newton [Mass.] : Inkata Press, ©1997.
Colección:Practical farming.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:There is no doubt that irrigation makes a major contribution to agricultural production, making a whole range of crops viable in an otherwise unreliable climate and helping insure against drought. However irrigation does not automatically guarantee a profit and acclaim, it is a high cost exercise, using water from increasingly scarce supplies, and contributes to environmental concerns of the community. Many of the pressures facing some irrigators have been caused by a lack of understanding in the past of best practices necessary in design, installation and management. Alternative methods of ir.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (164 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (page 160) and index.
ISBN:9780080548654
0080548652