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   Water Management Research

 

 

Scientists and their teams investigate soil and irrigation water availability, water quality, water resource management, and methyl bromide alternatives in pre-plant soil fumigation.

 

  

Irrigation Water Management

§  Develop methods and practices to increase water use efficiency and improve productivity

§  Reduce negative environmental impacts of irrigated agriculture in semi-arid and arid areas   

Methyl Bromide Alternatives

§     Develop chemical and non-chemical methyl bromide alternatives to control plant parasitic nematodes, soil-borne  plant pathogens, and weeds

§      Reduce emissions of methyl bromide alternative soil fumigants        

 


Contact: Dr. Dong Wang, Research Leader, email: dong.wang@ars.usda.gov                  

 

 


     
Last Modified: 10/07/2009
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