Irrigation

Irrigation

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External articles

• Ben-Gal, A., Tal, A., & Tel-Zur, N. (2006). The Sustainability of Arid Agriculture: Trends and Challenges. Annals of Arid Zone, 45(2), 1–31.
• Bredehoeft, J. D., & Young, R. A. (1983). Conjunctive use of groundwater and surface water for irrigated agriculture: Risk aversion. Water Resources Research, 19(5), 1111–1121.
• Dridi, C., & Khanna, M. (2005). Irrigation Technology Adoption and Gains from Water Trading under Asymmetric Information. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 87(2), 289–301. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8276.2005.00722.x
• Foster, T., Brozović, N., & Butler, A. P. (2015). Analysis of the impacts of well yield and groundwater depth on irrigated agriculture. Journal of Hydrology, 523, 86–96. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.01.032
• García-Vila, M., Lorite, I. J., Soriano, M. A., & Fereres, E. (2008). Management trends and responses to water scarcity in an irrigation scheme of Southern Spain. Agricultural Water Management, 95(4), 458–468. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2007.11.009
• Hanemann, M. (2014). Property rights and sustainable irrigation—A developed world perspective. Agricultural Water Management, 145, 5–22.
• Hodbod, J., & Eakin, H. (2015). Adapting a social-ecological resilience framework for food systems. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 5(3), 474–484.
• Jensen, C. R., Ørum, J. E., Pedersen, S. M., Andersen, M. N., Plauborg, F., Liu, F., & Jacobsen, S.-E. (2014). A Short Overview of Measures for Securing Water Resources for Irrigated Crop Production. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science, 200(5), 333–343.
• Karami, E., & Keshavarz, M. (2010). Sociology of Sustainable Agriculture. In E. Lichtfouse (Ed.), Sociology, Organic Farming, Climate Change and Soil Science (pp. 19–40). Springer Netherlands. Retrieved from http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-90-481-3333-8_2
• Kirby, M., Bark, R., Connor, J., Qureshi, M. E., & Keyworth, S. (2014). Sustainable irrigation: How did irrigated agriculture in Australia’s Murray–Darling Basin adapt in the Millennium Drought? Agricultural Water Management, 145, 154–162. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2014.02.013
• López-Mata, E., Tarjuelo, J. M., de Juan, J. A., Ballesteros, R., & Domínguez, A. (2010). Effect of irrigation uniformity on the profitability of crops. Agricultural Water Management, 98(1), 190–198. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2010.08.006
• Medellin-Azuara, J., Harou, J. J., & Howitt, R. E. (2010). Estimating economic value of agricultural water under changing conditions and the effects of spatial aggregation. Science of the Total Environment, 408(23), 5639–5648.
• Montoro, A., López-Fuster, P., & Fereres, E. (2010). Improving on-farm water management through an irrigation scheduling service. Irrigation Science, 29(4), 311–319.
• Olen, B. (2012). Irrigation choices for major West Coast crops : water scarcity and climatic determinants. Retrieved from http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/handle/1957/34295
• Olen, B., & Wu, J. (2015, July 26). Impacts of Water Scarcity and Climate on Land Use for Irrigated Agriculture in the U.S. West Coast.
• Olen, B., Wu, J., & Langpap, C. (2012, August 12). Crop-Specific Irrigation Choices for Major Crops on the West Coast: Water Scarcity and Climate Determinants.
• O’Neill, M. P., Butts, R., Bucks, D. A., Weltz, M. A., & Hinga, K. R. (n.d.). Addressing Agricultural Water Resources Issues in North America: The Role of Research and Education. Tri-National Initiative on Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture and Water Quality.
• Porter, Eduardo, "The Risks of Cheap Water," The New York Times, October 14, 2014.
• Ranjan, R. (2013). The role of credit in enhancing drought resilience in agriculture. Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2(3), 303–327.
• Ranjan, R. (2014). Technology Adoption for Long-Term Drought Resilience. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, 140(3), 384–392.
• Ranjan, R. (2015). Adapting to catastrophic water scarcity in agriculture through social networking and inter-generational occupational transitioning. Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research, 7(1), 71–92.
• Renzetti, S. (2012). The Economics of Water Demands. Springer Science & Business Media.
• Robbins, N. E., & Dinneny, J. R. (2015). The divining root: moisture-driven responses of roots at the micro- and macro-scale. Journal of Experimental Botany.
• Wichelns, D., & Oster, J. D. (2006). Sustainable irrigation is necessary and achievable, but direct costs and environmental impacts can be substantial. Agricultural Water Management, 86(1–2), 114–127. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2006.07.014