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Water supplying capacity of Alberta soils

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Soils may be rated according to the amount of water they can retain in available form. However, under field conditions there are physical and chemical soil properties which affect the ability of... More ≫

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Soils may be rated according to the amount of water they can retain in available form. However, under field conditions there are physical and chemical soil properties which affect the ability of plants to fully utilize all the available water. In Alberta the main factors of concern are dense subsoils that restrict root growth and the presence of salinity which inhibits water uptake. A modification of the available water holding capacity (AWC) that recognizes these limitations has been called the water supplying capacity (WSC). Both the AWC and WSC have been estimated for individual soils in the province.

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Recommended methods of soil analyses for Canadian prairie agricultural soils

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This manual is intended to provide an outline of the analytical procedures in common use in Western Canada. These procedures provide data on which are based fertility and cultural recommendations... More ≫

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This manual is intended to provide an outline of the analytical procedures in common use in Western Canada. These procedures provide data on which are based fertility and cultural recommendations for prairie agricultural soils. They have been reviewed and accepted by Soils Advisory Councils in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.

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Use of thermal infrared and colour infrared imagery to detect crop moisture stress, interim report

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The purpose of the project described here was to evaluate whether remote sensing data can provide information that would be useful to supplement ground observation in an irrigation scheduling... More ≫

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The purpose of the project described here was to evaluate whether remote sensing data can provide information that would be useful to supplement ground observation in an irrigation scheduling program. this project was sponsored by, Alberta Remote Sensing Center, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Alberta Agriculture.

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Sprinkler irrigation

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Sprinkling, as a method of irrigation, has been practiced in Alberta since 1984. It is more particularly recommended for porous, erodible, steep, rolling soils or soils that are too thin for... More ≫

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Sprinkling, as a method of irrigation, has been practiced in Alberta since 1984. It is more particularly recommended for porous, erodible, steep, rolling soils or soils that are too thin for levelling, or where surface irrigation is un-economic in comparison to sprinkling. Sprinkling is also recommended for areas where only occasional supplemental irrigation are needed.

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Elbow River flood report : a study of potential flooding problems along the Elbow River in Calgary

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In 1962 the Hydrology Division of the Department of Water Resources, in response to a request to the Department of Water Resources from the City of Calgary City Engineer, began a study of the... More ≫

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In 1962 the Hydrology Division of the Department of Water Resources, in response to a request to the Department of Water Resources from the City of Calgary City Engineer, began a study of the potential flooding danger along Elbow River in an attempt to delineate the areas which would likely be under water for various probabilities of flood occurrence.

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