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Drip Irrigation And Water Conservation In Onions; An Economic Analysis, Jenny De Boer
Drip Irrigation And Water Conservation In Onions; An Economic Analysis, Jenny De Boer
All Graduate Reports and Creative Projects, Fall 2023 to Present
Water diversions for irrigated agriculture have contributed to increased water stress in drought prone areas across the globe. Previous research finds that farmers increase irrigation intensity per unit of product grown, increase total area under irrigation, and switch to more water intensive crops to increase yields and compensate for the cost of drip irrigation installation. Other studies have shown that drip irrigation can produce yields that parity surface irrigated yields or even surpass them using less water and increasing profits. Ultimately this plot trial showed drip irrigated onion yields were 6.31% greater than surface irrigated onion yields using an average …