2015
Developing strategies for improving furrow irrigation efficiency
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Contributor/Checkoff:
Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board
Category:
Sustainable Production
Keywords:
Abiotic stressField management SustainabilityWater supply
Parent Project:
Developing strategies for improving furrow irrigation efficiency
Lead Principal Investigator:
Jason Krutz, Mississippi State University
Co-Principal Investigators:
Project Code:
Contributing Organization (Checkoff):
Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board
(n/a)
Institution Funded:
Mississippi State University
(n/a)
Brief Project Summary:

This study identifies a furrow irrigation system that can be used by Mississippi soybean farmers to realize the most efficient use of surface-applied irrigation water applied to soybeans. It determines the utility of surge irrigation and surge irrigation + Pipe Planner for increasing surface irrigation efficiency, while simultaneously maintaining or improving irrigated soybean yields.

Key Benefactors:
farmers, agronomists, extension agents

Information And Results
Final Project Results

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