Irrigation: References & Edit History
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- EcuadorAgriculture, forestry, and fishing
- EuropeAgricultural organization
- Native AmericanSouthwestern cultures: the Ancestral Pueblo, Mogollon, and Hohokam
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- SaharaPeople of the Sahara
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- São Francisco RiverThe people and economy
- AsiaAgricultural technology
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- CambodiaAgriculture, forestry, and fishing
- CambodiaFunan and Chenla
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- IndiaAgriculture
- IndiaTrends in early Indian society
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- IraqIrrigation and canals
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- history of MesopotamiaThe emergence of cultures
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Additional Reading
K.K. Framji, B.C. Garg, and S.D.L. Luthra, Irrigation and Drainage in the World, 3rd ed., rev. and enlarged, 3 vol. (1981–83), outlines the development of irrigation in various countries of the world and describes major projects. B.A. Stewart and D.R. Nielsen (eds.), Irrigation of Agricultural Crops (1990), considers both theoretical and practical aspects. Glenn J. Hoffman, Terry A. Howell, and Kenneth H. Solomon (eds.), Management of Farm Irrigation Systems (1990), is a practical handbook. Glenn O. Schwab et al., Soil and Water Conservation Engineering, 4th ed. (1993), is also instructive.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 01, 2026 | ||
| Invalidated site: Penn State Extension - Irrigation for Fruit and Vegetable Production. | Oct 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Farm Irrigation Systems (PDF). | Jan 29, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Minnesota Extension - Basics of irrigation scheduling. | Nov 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Nature Water - Half of twenty-first century global irrigation expansion has been in water-stressed regions. | Oct 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Penn State Extension - Irrigation for Fruit and Vegetable Production. | Sep 06, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Workforce LibreTexts - Irrigation. | May 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Georgia Extension - Irrigation. | Mar 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Irrigation. | Oct 13, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Missouri Extension - Irrigation. | Jul 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of the Great Plains - Irrigation. | Sep 21, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: U.S. Geological Survey - Irrigation Water Use. | Mar 17, 2022 | ||
| Changed title from “irrigation and drainage” to “irrigation” and removed discussion of drainage systems. | Feb 25, 2022 | ||
| Removed media. | Jul 26, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Irrigation Museum - Irrigation Timeline. | Jan 23, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Irrigation. | Jan 22, 2019 | ||
| Revised irrigation statistics and added cross-references throughout. | Jan 17, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | May 21, 2018 | ||
| Added video. | Dec 17, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Irrigation. | Jan 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Business and Economy - Irrigation. | Jun 09, 2011 | ||
| Changed "The Netherlands" to "the Netherlands." | Sep 15, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Irrigation. | Feb 06, 2009 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |
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