On-Farm System Performance in the Maricopa-Stanfield Irrigation and Drainage District Area

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• 作者：A.J. Clemmens ; A.R. Dedrick ; W. Clyma and R.E. Ware
• 关键词：farm irrigation ; irrigated agriculture ; management improvement ; water delivery ; coordination ; interdisciplinary teams ; integrated resource management
• 刊名：Irrigation and Drainage Systems
• 出版年：2000
• 出版时间：2000
• 年：2000
• 卷：14
• 期：1/2
• 页码：93-120
• 全文大小：175 KB
• 刊物类别：Biomedical and Life Sciences
• 刊物主题：Life Sciences
  Agriculture
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-0654

文摘

A detailed Diagnostic Analysis (DA)was performed on an irrigation district in CentralArizona as part of a Management Improvement Program(MIP). The DA was conducted by an interdisciplinaryteam who focused their findings on performance of theirrigated agricultural system, on- and off-farm,rather than on disciplines. This paper reports on thefindings related to on-farm management. Specificfindings are presented relative to farm water use,soil sustainability, the interactions between the farmirrigation system and the water delivery system, andthe adoption and transfer of new technology. Theresults point to the need for appropriate applicationof technology, ongoing farmer education, andcoordination of farm and district operations andgovernment agency programs. The interdisciplinarynature of the DA team was essential for properlyassessing performance. Although this study was donein the state of Arizona in the USA, the methodologyused and some of the general conclusions areapplicable to other locations, both within and outsidethe United States.