Yaqui Valley irrigation system
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The Yaqui Valley irrigation system is a large-scale agricultural water management network in Sonora, Mexico, that transformed the region into a highly productive center for irrigated farming, especially wheat.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural infrastructure
ⓘ
irrigation system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
CIMMYT
NERFINISHED
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Green Revolution in Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Borlaug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | Mexican federal irrigation projects ⓘ |
| effect | transformed Yaqui Valley into a highly productive agricultural region ⓘ |
| enables |
high-input agriculture
ⓘ
mechanized farming ⓘ multiple cropping per year ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
changes in river flow regime
ⓘ
groundwater depletion concerns ⓘ soil salinization risk ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
canals
ⓘ
diversion dams ⓘ drainage channels ⓘ lateral canals ⓘ pumping stations ⓘ reservoirs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high wheat yields
ⓘ
intensive fertilizer use ⓘ large-scale commercial farming ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Yaqui Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ state of Sonora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCrop |
cotton
ⓘ
maize ⓘ vegetables ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| management | Mexican irrigation district authorities ⓘ |
| primaryRiver | Yaqui River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
intensive cereal cultivation
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ wheat production ⓘ |
| regionTransformed | Yaqui Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchSiteFor |
climate change impact on agriculture
ⓘ
sustainability studies ⓘ water management optimization ⓘ |
| supports |
export-oriented agriculture
ⓘ
regional rural employment ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agronomic experimentation
ⓘ
fertilizer response trials ⓘ irrigation management research ⓘ testing high-yield wheat varieties ⓘ |
| waterSource |
Yaqui River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
reservoirs on the Yaqui River ⓘ |
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