Irrigation (agriculture)

Lentz, R.D. (1995) Irrigation (agriculture). In: McGraw Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology - 1996. pp. 162-165. McGraw-Hill Inc., New York.

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Abstract

Agricultural erosion research has focused primarily
on rainfall-induced soil loss. but erosion losses
associated with surface irrigation practices can be
equally severe. Of the estimated 2.5 x 10^8 hectares
(6 x 10^8 acres) irrigated worldwide, at least 60% are
surface irrigated. In the Pacific Northwest. approximately
1.5 x 10^6 ha (3.7 x 10^6 acres) of the most
erosive soils in the United States are surface irrigated.
Typically, 5.5-55 tons of soil per hectare per
year (5-50 metric tons per acre per year) can be lost
from furrow-irrigated fields, and three times that
amount from near the furrow inlets at the upper
end of fields.

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Item ID:	793
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