Rio Grande Basin Initiative

2003-04 Deliverables

Task 4 Research
Principal Investigator(s): John L. Jifon

  1. A scientific report describing the expected effects of
    1. Irrigation type and rainfall capture techniques on vegetable crop (melon) root distribution in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
    2. Irrigation frequency on vegetable crop water requirements and water use efficiency.
    3. Irrigation frequency and rainfall capture techniques on soil moisture storage.
  2. A journal article describing the items listed in (A) above.
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