Deficit irrigation

Zanene is a small, sunny island located between China and Japan. The people of the island would identify more with the asian race because of this. On my way into the main village of Verser I get a nice glimpse of the rice fields that dot this small island. You see, here on the Island of Zanene, rice is their livelihood. To them, rice is their life. They have a whole religion set up with Pedia (Goddess of Rice) and Lisia (Goddess of Rain). Everyone at some point in their life has worked on the…

is obliged to follow the “Sustainable Dairying Water Accord” which mentions installing irrigation systems…

Rotavator Saeed Firouzi and Mohammadreza Alizadeh (2012) [1]: has performed field experiment to evaluate different weeding method for groundnut. The weeding method included two power tiller operated weeders Cultivator and Rotavator. Study was carried out at three different forward speeds of 1, 1.5 and 2km/hr. For all the factors Rotavator gave superior results than Cultivator. The maximum soil manipulation was achieved by Rotavator at lowest forward speed of 1km/hr. which leads to higher crop…

Did you know the average home in Austin can collect 900 gallons of water during a 1 inch rain? Yes, that’s right. 900 gallons! Austin sees on average 32 inches of rainfall each year. That means you could collect 28,800 gallons of water throughout the year! That not only saves you money on water bills, but it also helps to preserve this natural resource. Talk about a win-win. Why should you collect rainwater? There are 3 clear benefits to collecting rainwater aside from helping your pocket book…

How is “ California’s scarce water resource allocated?” & Anaheim's water laws. What is happening to the water in California? Where is it going ? How to save it ? Nowadays people say “ California's currently in its fifth year of severe drought.” But people forget to ask themselves is what exactly lead California to that position and why is it going through severe droughts. California’s water is distributed in three major places; 1- The urban with 10%. 2- Environment with 50%. 3- Agriculture…

Farming is the way crops have been produced throughout cultures and generations, originating with the traditional soil method. The traditional soil method of growing plants is a process by which crops are grown in soil (Freedman, 2004). In this process, there are a multitude of things to be controlled and done. One must rotate crops, prevent soil erosion, exterminate pests, efficiently conserve water, diversify crops, and maintain soil conditions (Valenzuela, 2003). In attempt to minimize these…

The climate data took place at the Yuba City, the county seat of Sutter County, California. It also the biggest city of the county. Many cities located at the Sutter County is basically having the similar climate pattern to the Yuba City. Yuba City is located at the Mediterranean climate, which mean it consists of cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers. That is a big change from the temperature between January and July. The drop can go up to 33 degrees F and almost without any prescription. The…

From my understanding, the issue of water quality in Raccoon River is an integrated issue. Who is truly responsible for excess nitrate pollution? As a government the state of Iowa is responsible for enacting policy that would limit the amount of nitrate runoff from underground drainage tiles. The government of Iowa must also be responsible for enforcing policy, or delegate the authority to enforce. Whether it’s a state agency, or the drainage districts, there needs to be a policing authority…

The status of Long Island groundwater, its biggest threats and contaminants, and the resulting problems. Long Island is especially venerable to groundwater contamination because Long Island’s aquifers are resident’s only water source. Development and agricultural use of the island have greatly contributed to contamination. The two main contaminators are: • Nitrogen (as nitrates) • Pesticides Pesticides are known to cause health problems, and legislation has banned those that have persistently…

aquifers? It is estimated that 55% of Texas water supply is retrieved from groundwater also known as aquifers. Aquifers are used for different purposes such as manufacturing, livestock, mining however more than three quarters percent is used for irrigation. Throughout this research, we find that most of the aquifers are contaminated through petroleum spillages. Petroleum spillages in aquifers cause tremendous problems in cities especially problems related to the health safety. These problems…