A farm-scale, bio-economic model for assessing investments in recycled water for irrigation

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1035-1048

  Brennan, L E ^a   Lisson, S N ^a,b   Poulton, P L ^a   Carberry, P S ^a   Bristow, K L ^c   Khan, S ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Australia   (Australia)

^c Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

Author keywords

APSIM; Irrigated cotton; On farm water storage

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; INVESTMENT; IRRIGATION; RECYCLING; SIMULATION; WATER; WATER DEMAND; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 53949122923     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR06316     Document Type: Article

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