Mitigation techniques reduce sediment in runoff from furrow-irrigated cropland
Rachael F. Long, UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE)
Blaine R. Hanson, UC Davis
Allan Fulton, UCCE Tehama County
Donald P. Weston, UC Berkeley
California Agriculture 64(3):135-140. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v064n03p135.
PAM treatments, vegetated ditches and sediment traps differ in their ability to reduce sediments in tailwater in furrow-irrigated crops.
R.F. Long is Farm Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Yolo County; B.R. Hanson is Cooperative Extension Irrigation and Drainage Specialist, UC Davis; A.E. Fulton is Farm Advisor, UCCE Tehama County; D.P. Weston is Adjunct Professor, UC Berkeley;
We thank the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences and Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, and the Chico State University Farm for assistance with this study. This project was funded with California Proposition 40 and 50 funds administered by the California State Water Resources Control Board.