Cotton yields: Not affected by irrigation method on panoche clay loam

Fry, A; Stockton, J; Vaadia, Y; Davis, J

Cotton yields: Not affected by irrigation method on panoche clay loam

Authors

A. W. Fry
J. R. Stockton
Y. Vaadia
J. R. Davis

Authors Affiliations

A. William Fry is Assistant Irrigation Engineer, University of California, Davis; John R. Stockton is Associate Specialist in Irrigation, Shafter Field Station, Shafter; Yoash Vaadia is Assistant Professor of Irrigation, U. C., Davis; John R. Davis is Lecturer and Specialist in Irrigation, U. C., Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 16(6):12-13. DOI:10.3733/ca.v016n06p12. June 1962.

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Abstract

Methods of irrigating cotton—whether furrow or sprinkler irrigation—apparently have no effect on yields. These tests on Panoche clay loam at the West Side Field Station, Fresno County, also indicate that irrigation methods caused no significant differences in soil conditions, soil moisture content and plant nutrient levels.

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