Description: Issues & News in Crop Biodiversity and Breeding
what could be the contribution of new varieties that need less irrigation water? Example: For summer crops, from 3 to 2 irrigations in common bean? In lima beans? For a winter crop, like garbanzo (chickpea), no spring irrigation? what is the effect on seed weight, a key element of consumer quality?
California WaterBlog
Drought conditions in crop field near Woodland, Calif. Source: California Department of Water Resources