Stewart, J. I.Misra, R. D.Pruitt, W. O.Hagan, M. R.2015-08-032015-08-031975Journal Of Irrigation And Drainage Engineering, 18 (2), p. 270-2800733-9437http://localhost:8080/dspace/handle/0/7913Today as in the past, the great majority of farmers operate at the poles of the irrigation spectrum. Either they irrigate generously to insure against crop yield losses due to water deficits, or they do not irrigate at all. Both positions are honourably rooted in the history of water availability and in water and product prices.enhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Journal ContributionIrrigationCrop yieldEvapotranspirationVegetative periodPollination