Irrigation in the texas high plains: A brief history and potential reductions in demand

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-274

  Colaizzi, P D ^a   Gowda, P H ^a   Marek, T H ^b   Porter, D O ^c  

^a Agriculture Research Service   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Irrigation; Ogallala Aquifer; Texas

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 69549122860     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.418     Document Type: Article

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