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Water Conservation for Wheat Production in Oklahoma
Author(s) -
Daniel Harley A.
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1951.036159950015000c0092x
Subject(s) - soil conservation , supervisor , production (economics) , citation , service (business) , agriculture , agricultural economics , library science , computer science , agricultural science , history , business , environmental science , archaeology , economics , management , marketing , macroeconomics
When this Station was established the particular site of rolling, deep, permeable soil, in the heart of the wheat area, was selected because of the fertile, favorable soil conditions, but the land it occupies is rapidly losing organic matter, which is a valuable aid in soil and water conservation. Water is the first limiting factor in crop production in this semiarid country. Therefore, methods of water conservation, fertility improvement, and cropping systems must be developed in harmony with natural conditions (5). CONSERVATION OF RUNOFF WATER