Deficit Irrigation Management of Maize in the High Plains Aquifer Region: A Review

Authors

Daran Rudnick, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Sibel Irmak, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
C. West, Texas Tech University
J.L. Chavez, Colorado State University
I. Kisekka, University of California, Davis
T.H. Marek, Texas A&M University
J.P. Schneekloth, Colorado State University
D. Mitchell McCallister, Texas Tech University
V. Sharma, University of Wyoming
K. Djaman, New Mexico State University
J. Aguilar, Kansas State University
M.E. Schipanski, Colorado State University
D.H. Rogers, Kansas State University
A. Schlegel, Kansas State University

ORCID IDs

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1599-8294

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2-2019

Citation

2019 American Water Resources Association

Comments

Journal of the American Water Resources Association 55 (1): 38–55. https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.12723

Abstract

Irrigated agriculture is a major economic contributor of the High Plains Region and it primarily relies on the High Plains Aquifer as a source of water. Over time, areas of the High Plains Aquifer have experienced drawdowns limiting its ability to supply sufficient water to sustain fully irrigated crop production. This among other reasons, including variable climatic factors and differences in state water policy, has resulted in some areas adopting and practicing deficit irrigation management. Considerable research has been conducted across the High Plains Aquifer region to identify locally appropriate deficit irrigation strategies. This review summarizes and discusses research conducted in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, and Texas, as well as highlights areas for future research. Editor’s note: This paper is part of the featured series on Optimizing Ogallala Aquifer Water Use to Sustain Food Systems. See the February 2019 issue for the introduction and background to the series.