Why improving irrigation efficiency increases total volume of consumptive use

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 273-280

  Contor, Bryce A ^a   Taylor, R Garth ^b  

^a Rocky Mountain Environmental Associates Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand; Efficiency; Evapotranspiration; Irrigation; Marginal cost

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880046193     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.1717     Document Type: Article

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