Comparison of Water Allocation Strategies for Wheat Production in the Texas Panhandle

The declining availability of irrigation water from the Ogallala aquifer combined with increasing energy costs make irrigation strategies much more critical. Irrigation strategies that maximize returns to irrigation require less water and achieve higher returns than strategies aimed at satisfying 100% of the crops evapotranspiration (ET) requirements.

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	Colette, W. Arden ; Almas, Lal K.
Institutions:	Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA
Subject:	irrigation efficiency \| water response function \| input use optimization \| ET \| Crop Production/Industries \| Resource /Energy Economics and Policy

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2007 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2007, Mobile, Alabama.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2007 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2007, Mobile, Alabama Number 34995
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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