Reducing furrow irrigation erosion with polyacrylamide (PAM)

Sojka, R.E. and Lentz, R.D. (1997) Reducing furrow irrigation erosion with polyacrylamide (PAM). Journal of Production Agriculture. 10(1):1-51.

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Abstract

There has been a large shift to sprinkler irrigation in the USA. Beyond labor
considerations, this has been driven by soil and water resource conservation.
Some crops, however, do not tolerate wet canopies (e.g., seed beans). Furthermore,
the capital cost, energy use, and technological requirements are out of the
reach of many U.S. and third world irrigators. If inexpensive, effective, easy
erosion control were available, many furrow irrigation farmers could improve
resource conservation and water management.

Item Type:	Article
NWISRL Publication Number:	0937
Subjects:	Irrigation > Furrow irrigation > Erosion > Polyacrylamide Polyacrylamide (PAM) > Water-soluble PAM (WSPAM) > Erosion control Soil > Erosion Mass Import - autoclassified (may be erroneous)
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Date Deposited:	20 Nov 2010 21:54
Last Modified:	22 Nov 2016 17:53
Item ID:	678
URI:	https://eprints.nwisrl.ars.usda.gov/id/eprint/678