Winter flooding recharges groundwater in almond orchards with limited effects on root dynamics and yield
California signed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) into law in 2014. SGMA requires groundwater-dependent regions to halt overdraft and develop plans to reach an annual balance of pumping and recharge. Groundwater aquifers can be recharged by flooding agricultural fields when fallow,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
2022-06-01
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| Series: | California Agriculture |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.2022a0008 |