The Role of water in agriculture : based on papers and discussions at a symposium held at the Welsh Plant Breeding Station near Aberystwyth on March 19th, 1969 /

The Role of water in agriculture : based on papers and discussions at a symposium held at the Welsh Plant Breeding Station near Aberystwyth on March 19th, 1969 / edited by James A. Taylor. - 1st edition - Oxford : Pergamon Press, c1970 - xxii, 230 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. Memorandum no. 12 (1969) . - Wales. University College, Aberystwyth. Memorandum no. 12 (1969) .

CONTENTS

Definite rainfall measurements and their significance for agriculture

Sources of error in agriculture water budgets

Evapotranspiration and the water balance in a small clay catchment

Variations in sediment production from three east yorkshire catchments

Sediment yields from forested and agricultural lands

The effect of agricultural treatment on the quantity of water available in the soil

The current trends in the use of water for agriculture

The water requirements of particular stock producing systems

Water resource management and the needs of agriculture

Limited irrigation in crop production

The cumulative effects of irrigation on fruit crops

Estimates of long-term irrigation needs

The flexibility of land-use in relation to the water balance

Edited summary of discussions. conclusions and implications

Includes bibliographies and index

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Water in agriculture--Congresses.

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