Notice of Intent to Award to University of Arizona
Water and salt management are vital to agricultural sustainability in Yuma, Arizona, which is located within the Lower Colorado River Basin.
Irrigation water contains salts and because the shallow ground water in the valleys, which fluxes up through the fine textured soil by capillarity, also contains salts, some level of excess irrigation (beyond consumptive use) must be applied to leach salts below the crop root zone.
Effective leaching is especially important in the Lower Colorado River Basin because many of the crops produced are sensitive to salinity.
To reduce risk of loss of crop yield, there is some level of excess irrigation (beyond crop consumptive use) that must be applied to leach salts below the crop root zone.
Irrigation water contains salts and because the shallow ground water in the valleys, which fluxes up through the fine textured soil by capillarity, also contains salts, some level of excess irrigation (beyond consumptive use) must be applied to leach salts below the crop root zone.
Effective leaching is especially important in the Lower Colorado River Basin because many of the crops produced are sensitive to salinity.
To reduce risk of loss of crop yield, there is some level of excess irrigation (beyond crop consumptive use) that must be applied to leach salts below the crop root zone.
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Additional Information of Eligibility:
This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
CESUâ¿¿s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education.
Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Rocky Mountain (CESU) Program.
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Agency Email:
dmblake@usbr.gov
Date Posted:
2017-08-21
Application Due Date:
2017-09-06
Archive Date:
2017-10-06
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