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Guidelines for controlled drainage

Year: 2003

Type: book

Abstract: The guidelines are designed for use by planners and water resource managers, extension services. They enable the users to: \n- Gain an understanding of the concepts involved in controlled drainage. \n- Assess the benefits and issues involved in implementing controlled drainage at a particular location. \n- Develop site-specific controlled drainage strategies to maximise water saving and crop yield improvements, whilst minimising negative impacts. \n- Carry out an economic assessment of the costs and benefits of controlled drainage at the farm and system level.

Source: EPrints - HR Wallingford (HR Wallingford)

Authors: C.L. Abbott, A. Lo Cascio, S. T. Abdel-Gawad, T. J. Morris, Tim Hess

Language: English

Topic: Irrigation Practices and Water Management

Subfield: Soil Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Clean water and sanitation, Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funder: Department for International Development

OpenAlex ID: W101115126

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Cites: 8

Cited by: 2

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