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A note on the economic significance of uniform water application

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It is shown how a yield vs water application diagram, with uniformity of water-distribution and price of water as parameters, can be used to determine the optimum water application and the expected income for a certain crop. The diagram can further be used to explore the possible outcome of changing water uniformity and/or price. The diagram is based on simplified forms of the yield and water-distribution functions.

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  1. Agricultural Engineering Department, Technion, Haifa, Israel

    Ido Seginer

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Seginer, I. A note on the economic significance of uniform water application. Irrig Sci 1, 19–25 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00269004

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