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Small ditch seepage controlled: Increasing production demands, costs, and water shortages require efficient water use by operators of irrigated farms
Author
V. H. ScottAuthor Affiliations
V. H. Scott is Assistant Professor of Irrigation, University of California, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 9(11):9-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v009n11p9. November 1955.
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Abstract
Good irrigation management includes minimizing water losses from farm ditches and reservoirs.
Scott V. 1955. Small ditch seepage controlled: Increasing production demands, costs, and water shortages require efficient water use by operators of irrigated farms. Hilgardia 9(11):9-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v009n11p9
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