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Web URL(s): | http://www.irrigation.org/IA/FileUploads/IA/Resources/TechnicalPapers/2007/ADifferentially-IrrigatedXericPlantDemonstrationGardenInNorthwesternNewMexico.pdf Last checked: 10/18/2017 Requires: PDF Reader |
Publication Type:
| Proceedings |
Author(s): | Smeal, Daniel;
West, M. M.;
O'Neill, M. K.;
Arnold, R. N. |
Author Affiliation: | Agricultural Science Center, New Mexico State University, Farmington |
Title: | A differentially-irrigated, xeric plant demonstration garden in northwestern New Mexico |
Section: | Turf Other records with the "Turf" Section
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Source: | Irrigation Show 2007: Technical Session Proceedings. 2007, p. 626-640. |
Publishing Information: | [Falls Church, Virginia]: [Irrigation Association] |
# of Pages: | 15 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Decision-making; Demonstration gardens; Irrigation efficiency; Landscape design; Semiarid climates; Water use efficiency; Water use legislation; Xeriscaping
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Geographic Terms: | Northwestern New Mexico |
Abstract/Contents: | "Outdoor watering restrictions, which are increasingly being imposed by municipalities to conserve finite water resources, may limit the selection of species that can be practically maintained in semi-arid urban landscapes. To assist in the process of selecting suitable species, a xeric plant demonstration garden was established in northwestern New Mexico to serve as an exhibit of more than 90 drought tolerant, potential urban landscape plant species watered at four different drip-irrigation levels: 0, 20%, 40%, and 60% of reference evapotranspiration (ETrs). In 2006, irrigation volumes ranged from precipitation only (8.8 in.) to 160 gallons per plant (plus precipitation) at the 60% ETrs treatment. Most plants exhibited acceptable growth and quality at between 20% and 40% ETrs per square foot of canopy area. Observations from this demonstration suggest that a well designed xeriscape can be maintained with less than 25% of the water needed to maintain an acceptable quality cool season turfgrass lawn at this same site." |
Language: | English |
References: | 16 |
Note: | Pictures, b/w Tables Graphs |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Smeal, D., M. M. West, M. K. O'Neill, and R. N. Arnold. 2007. A differentially-irrigated, xeric plant demonstration garden in northwestern New Mexico. p. 626-640. In Irrigation Show 2007: Technical Session Proceedings. [Falls Church, Virginia]: [Irrigation Association]. |
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