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Irrigation—Principles & Practices

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Cleveland, David A. and Daniela Soleri. 1991. Food
from Dryland Gardens: An Ecological and Social
Approach to Small-Scale Household Food Produc-
tion. Tucson, AZ: Center for People, Food and the
Environment.

An overview of small-scale and community-

based food production techniques intended

for use by development educators and rural

organizers in less developed nations. Encourages

the development of gardens that serve local

needs, that are based on local knowledge,

and that conserve natural resources and the

biodiversity of traditional crops. Includes an

excellent section on the principles and practices

of low-technology garden-scale irrigation.

Hanson, Blaine. 2009. Measuring Irrigation Flow
Rates. Publication 21644. UC Irrigation Program,
UC Davis. Oakland, CA: University of California
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Provides growers and irrigation professionals

with information about devices typically used

to measure flow rates on farms. Includes

descriptions of the various flow meters, their

installation and operation, and the calculations

for determining flow rates and amounts of

applied water.

Hanson, Blaine, Larry Schwankl, and Allen Fulton.

2004. Scheduling Irrigations: When and How Much
      Water to Apply. Publication 3396. UC Irrigation Pro-
      gram, UC Davis. Oakland, CA: University of Califor-
      nia Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

A technical reference for irrigation tools and

techniques used in production agriculture.

Includes many common calculations used to

determine when to irrigate and how much water

to apply.

Hanson, Blaine, Larry Schwankl, Steve Orloff, and
Blake Sanden. 2011. Sprinkle Irrigation of Row and
Field Crops. Publication 3527. Oakland, CA: Divi-
sion of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Provides practical information on the design,

management, and maintenance of the sprinkle

irrigation methods commonly used in California

for irrigating field and row crops. Discusses

energy and management considerations such

as when to irrigate, how much water to apply,

and how to monitor soil moisture, offers design

considerations and troubleshooting ideas, and

provides an overview of system uniformity and

efficiency.

Hanson, Blaine, Larry Schwankl, and Terry Prich-

ard. 1999. Micro-irrigation of Trees and Vines. Pub-

lication 94-01. UC Irrigation Program, UC Davis.

Oakland, CA: Division of Agriculture and Natural

Resources.

Offers an overview of the rationale for micro-

irrigation and how to assemble, operate, and

maintain such a system.

Hanson Blaine, Steve Orloff, and Blake Sanden.

2007. Monitoring Soil Moisture for Irrigation Water
      Management. Publication 21635. UC Irrigation Pro-
      gram, UC Davis. University of California, Agricul-
      ture and Natural Resources: Oakland, California.
      Describes techniques for monitoring soil
      moisture as an alternate method to water-based
      balance methods of managing irrigation water.
      Using this method you can “see” what is going
      on in the soil and determine answers to some
      key irrigation management questions.

Schwankl, Larry, Blaine Hanson, and Terry Prich-

ard. 2008. Maintaining Micro Irrigation Systems.

Publication 21637. UC Irrigation Program, UC Da-

vis. Oakland, CA: University of California Division

of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Discusses the maintenance issues of

microirrigation systems that can be used on tree

crops, row crops, and trees and vines.

RESOURCES ON WATER ISSUES

California Roundtable on Water and Food Supply.

2011. Agricultural Water Stewardship: Recommen-
      dations to Optimize Outcomes for Specialty Crop
      Growers and the Public in California, June 2011.
      Ag Innovations Network.

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