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Irrigation water management for alfalfa seed production

Year: 1973

Type: article

Abstract: It is now believed that a major reason for frequently observed decline in alfalfa seed yields after the first or second year has been the lack of sufficient subsoil moisture. In deep alluvial soils (for the first crop or two) the subsoil moisture present is generally a carryover from previous crops—if they were shallow rooted, or were irrigated late in the season. These test results show that 48 inches of irrigation water, applied to a dry soil, is sufficient moisture to insure production of a good alfalfa seed crop.

Source: DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

Authors: Hiroyuki Yamada, D. W. Henderson, Ryan Miller, Richard M. Hoover

Language: English

Topic: Irrigation Practices and Water Management

Subfield: Soil Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1538335926

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