Economically effective irrigation with water saving technology
Economically effective irrigation with water saving technology
Varlev, I.
Food production, poverty alleviation and environmental challenges as influenced by limited water resources and population growth Volume 1A 18th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, Montreal, Canada 2002: 1-12
2002
Water resources are limited and irrigation water price is relatively high in many parts of the world. In these and many other cases the irrigation is to be performed with limited water supplies. The relative irrigation depth at which maximum profit can be obtained was determined for the main irrigated crops in Bulgaria (maize, soybeans, tobacco etc.) at different water prices, using a relationship between crop yield and irrigation depth.