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- The mission of the USDA Water Conservation Laboratory is to conserve water and
protect water quality in systems involving soil, aquifers, plants, and the
atmosphere. Research thrusts involve developing more efficient irrigation
systems, improving the management of irrigation systems, developing better
methods for scheduling irrigations, developing the use of remote sensing
techniques and technology, protecting groundwater from agricultural chemicals,
commercializing new industrial crops, and predicting the effect of future
increases of atmospheric CO2 on climate and on yields and water requirements of
agricultural crops.
Website: "http://www.uswcl.ars.ag.gov/uswcl.htm"
[Summary provided by the USDA.]
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