Drip - cotton's 'Cadillac of irrigation systems'

Kevin Bronson has been conducting subject research in Texas and Arizona for over two decades, recently concluding multiple-year field studies on surface furrow, overhead sprinkler, and subsurface drip irrigation and its application to nitrogen management. “While overhead sprinkler systems result in...

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Published inSouthwest Farm Press
Main Author Lee, Allen
Format Journal Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Clarksdale Penton Media, Inc., Penton Business Media, Inc. and their subsidiaries 01.09.2020
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Subjects
Arizona
Cotton
Cotton industry
Cotton trade
Drought
Droughts
Irrigation
Nitrogen
Sprinkler systems
Texas
Water shortages
Water use
Water wells
Texas
Arizona
United States > US
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ISSN0194-0945
2161-9301

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Summary:Kevin Bronson has been conducting subject research in Texas and Arizona for over two decades, recently concluding multiple-year field studies on surface furrow, overhead sprinkler, and subsurface drip irrigation and its application to nitrogen management. “While overhead sprinkler systems result in 1,800 lint pounds per acre, we’re getting four bale fields of 2,000 lint pounds per acre and we’re saving water,” he says. “Subsurface drip offers multiple benefits like high water- and nitrogen-use efficiency, soil health and conservation, and lower greenhouse gas emissions that mean sustainable cotton production practices going forward.”
ISSN:0194-0945
2161-9301