Targeted irrigation expands scope for winter cereal production in water-limited areas of California's San Joaquin Valley

C.A. Peterson, C.M. Pittelkow and M.E. Lundy

Agricultural Systems, 2023, vol. 210, issue C

Abstract: Efforts to achieve groundwater sustainability in California's San Joaquin Valley will entail substantial pumping reductions, and much irrigated cropland may become newly fallowed. Winter crops grown under water-limited conditions could offer an alternative to fallowing, but their viability may be limited by variable rainfall and high crop failure rates.

Keywords: Winter wheat; Dryland cropping systems; Fallow; Sustainable groundwater management act (SGMA); Grain; Forage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103696

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