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Title: USERS GUIDE SWAGMAN WHATIF VERSION 1.5 (COPYRIGHT CSIRO 1994)

Author
item MEYER, WAYNE - CSIRO,GRIFFITH,AUSTRALIA
item Robbins, Charles
item PRATHAPAR, S - CSIRO,GRIFFITH,AUSTRALIA

Submitted to: CSIRO Australia Griffith NSW
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/1/1995
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary: An interactive computer program was developed to simulate the interactions among soil salinity, crop salt tolerances, soil physical properties, irrigation water quality, irrigation management, water table depth and quality, climatic factors, and crop yield. In order to make this available for public use, a 70-page User Manual was developed. It explains the purpose of the program, shows the data used for climate, soil and water quality within the program, and gives three sample tutorials to work through. It also contains a list of salinity references and a short glossary of salinity terms. This is an educational tool designed to teach the concepts of salinity and irrigation management and IS NOT an irrigation scheduling program or a management tool. Single copies of the SWAGMAN-Whatif U.S. version are available through Charles W. Robbins, USDA-ARS, Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory, 3793 North 3600 East, Kimberly, ID 83341- 5076, USA (EMail address: robbins@kimberly.ars.pn.usbr.gov), at no cost.

Technical Abstract: An interactive computer program was developed to simulate the interactions among soil salinity, crop salt tolerances, soil physical properties, irrigation water quality, irrigation management, water table depth and quality, climatic factors, and crop yield. In order to make this available for public use, a 70-page User Manual was developed. It explains the purpose of the program, shows the data used for climate, soil and water quality within the program, and gives three sample tutorials to work through. It also contains a list of salinity references and a short glossary of salinity terms. This is an educational tool designed to teach the concepts of salinity and irrigation management and IS NOT an irrigation scheduling program or a management tool. Single copies of the SWAGMAN-Whatif U.S. version are available through Charles W. Robbins, USDA-ARS, Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research Laboratory, 3793 North 3600 East, Kimberly, ID 83341- 5076, USA (EMail address: robbins@kimberly.ars.pn.usbr.gov), at no cost.