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The most limiting and most variable environmental factor affecting the productivity of plants is water. Whenever adequate water is not available, farmers have always tried to irrigate their crops. Irrigationwater has always been in short supply, but it is becoming a scarce commodity inmany regions. Even where it is available, pumping and/or transportation costs have increased dramatically in many locations. Today the profitability of irrigated agriculture is dependent of efficient use of water. The effective and efficient use of irrigation is dependent on four factors.
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Field, H.L., Solie, J.B. (2007). Irrigation. In: Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36915-0_19
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