Water consumptive use for wheat and barley in the San Joaquin Valley
Jerry St. Andre, University of California, West Side Field Station, Five Points
Hidemi Yamada, University of California, West Side Field Station, Five Points
Charles McNiesh, Bureau of Reciamation, Fresno.
California Agriculture 32(4):22-23. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v032n04p22.
Peak water consumptive use for wheat and barley occurs in May, coinciding with the start of the crop-maturation process, at which time moisture stress must be avoided.
Jerry St. Andre is Farm Advisor. Fresno County, University of California, West Side Field Station, Five Points; Hidemi Yamada is Staff Research Associate, University of California, West Side Field Station, Five Points; Charles McNiesh is Natural Resource Specialist, Bureau of Reciamation, Fresno.