BIBLIOGRAPHIC MATERIALS

Types of Literature within the Ag Water Conservation Library

Refereed journal articles; published books and periodicals; Western regional publications pertinent to agriculture and water conservation (including theses, dissertations, Extension and Experiment Station publications, state legislative and census, and other publications applicable to agriculture and water conservation practices); publications published by international governmental and not for profit research institutions; grey literature including white papers and relevant non-published materials; newsletters; directories and catalogs; technical reports; fact sheets; corporate papers and records (with a few exceptions).


Titles of Resource Materials

Agricultural Water Conservation Clearinghouse, Ag Water, Ag Water Economics , Biotechnology and GMO for drought , Brackish Water, Center Pivot, Conservation Tillage , Consumptive Use , Cool Season Crops , Crop Rotation , Crop Selection , Crop Water Use , Cropping Systems , Deficit Irrigation , Ditch Canal Lining , Drip and Micro Systems , Drought Tolerant Crops , Dryland cropping , Effluent Water , ET Measurement , Evapotranspiration , Flood irrigation , Furrow diking , Furrow irrigation , Interruptible supply agreements , Irrigation Management , Irrigation Systems , Leaching , LEPA , LESA , Level basins , Limited Irrigation , Low Pressure Pivot , LPIC , Field leveling , Lysimeter , Municipal , Pest Management , Phreatophyte , Planting Scheme , Polyacrylamide (PAM) , Precision Water Application , Rotational Fallowing , Salinity Management , Short Season Crops , Soil Moisture Measurement , Source Water , Surge flow irrigation , Tail Water , Underground Irrigation Piping , Water Application Measurement , Water Banking , Water Conservation , Water Conveyance and Delivery , Water Law/Policy , Water Leasing , Water Modeling , Water Recovery/Reuse , Water Scheduling , Water Storage , Water Supply , Water Transfers , Water Use Efficiency

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