Increased adoption of efficient sustainable irrigation practices by Australian canegrowers : SRDC Final report BS127S
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1997
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SRDC funded the three-year project 'Increased Adoption of Efficient, Sustainable Irrigation Practices by Australian Canegrowers in July 1994. The broad objectives of the project were to; Determine perceived limits to adoption of more efficient irrigation practices; Increase grower awareness of the benefits of more efficient water use; Research and develop a technical package for more efficient irrigation techniques; Demonstrate and promote best irrigation practice for irrigation of sugarcane. The overall aim was to: 'improve productivity, profitability and sustainability of canegrowing through increased adoption of efficient irrigation techniques by Australian canegrowers."
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Water check, Water use efficiency (WUE), Irrigation, Water management, Adoption, Sustainable irrigation, Irrigation schedules, Action learning, Sugar yield, Evaporation minipans, Farming systems, Production management