Water Use Efficiency
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
Water Use Efficiency Provides Crucial Variety Information
Cotton farmers don't have enough information about how specific varieties perform under various levels of water availability—either from rainfall or irrigation—according to a private researcher and consultant.
"We ought to know how much water it will take to make one bale of cotton with a specific variety and how much and when to apply it and how much moisture we have in the profile. We don't always know that," says Bob Glodt, president of Agri-Search in Plainview, Texas.
He's testing varieties for Deltapine on his 140-acre research farm to identify how those varieties respond to certain water regimes—from rainfall only to applying 90 percent of evapotranspiration (ET) replacement. He also works with other companies on various research products and counts Bayer CropScience, Americot, FMC, BASF, and DuPont among his clients. He also consults with eight farmers.
"I am reluctant to appear to be a spokesman for any company," Glodt said, but he's convinced the irrigation/variety study is needed across cotton country.
"This research involves responsible, sound water management, and I am glad to be a part of it." He works with Doug Jost from Monsanto who says the goal from his perspective is to identify varieties that perform well under a wide range of climate conditions, from limited rainfall to meeting near full moisture demand.
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