Management of water resources in rainfed agriculture

Cannell, G

Management of water resources in rainfed agriculture

Author

Glen H. Cannell

Author Affiliations

Glen H. Cannell is Soil Physicist, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Riverside.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 31(5):39-39. DOI:10.3733/ca.v031n05p39. May 1977.

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Abstract

Throughout the agricultural world, the mention of California brings to mind the image of a very rich irrigated agricultural production region. The states rainfed agriculture is often over-looked—probably because the main-stream of travel cuts across the irrigated valleys.

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