Dear WaterForum members: For those interested, the 2005 ASCE-EWRI (Environmental and Water Resources Insitute) World Water and Environmental Resources Congress...
Richard G. Allen
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Oct 9, 2004 2:18 am
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Dear All: Greetings from Washington. Thanks to David Molden, I have just been made aware of this new forum, and the web site. I am a Water Resources Specialist...
... Thanks for your information about the forthcoming conference. Here in Zhengzhou my colleagues say I should help arrange an International Conference. In...
martinpa@...
Oct 11, 2004 7:10 pm
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Dear Martin, Nice to hear from you and thanks for the input. I agree very much with your points and especially with the perceived efficiency of webcasts....
Richard G. Allen
rallen@...
Oct 11, 2004 9:43 pm
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... "I've heard a number of people comment that the most valuable portions of conferences for them are the chance encounters and 10-minute discussions and ...
martinpa@...
Oct 13, 2004 8:31 pm
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Martin Parkes' dialogue with Rick Allen brings up some important points about conferences, and Winrock Water. It is true that conferences are expensive, both...
"Structured vs. Demand Irrigation Systems" A forum discussion has been opened on the topic of appropriate design for small-holder (holdings under ten...
Harald D. Frederiksen
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Oct 21, 2004 10:08 pm
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The dramatic increase in world food production over the past half century has been from increased crop yields. It is generally agreed that future increases in...
Publication of this paper is a good thing.The appalling results of ondemand irrigation systems requires discussion and rethinking. The paper gives a clear...
... I think that the discussion lacks a summary of the ideas of Profesor Charles Burt and Herve Plusquellec. I've made such a summary but wonder if I might ...
martinpa@...
Nov 5, 2004 3:34 pm
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I have read with great interest. It is an elegant attempt to make a very important point. Initially I was not sure you recognised directly the impact of E on...
Chris, Thanks for your review and comments. While our primary purpose for the paper is stated in its title you recognized a very interesting and important ...
Many thanks to Andrew Keller and Chris Perry for this interesting exchange. Here are a couple of observations, First, in the last two sentences, refering to...
Martin, This is the second time in a row you have brought up an important issue to, and in, Winrock Water. These copyright protection statements seriously...
Dear all, My name is Thierry Facon. I am the Senior Water Management Officer of the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. I just joined this group...
I feel myself basically an observer to this discussion from my perspective of a cold corner in Europe (be it an area with ET deficits during the growing...
Prof. T. Clark Lyons
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Nov 23, 2004 3:14 pm
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Please post this review of the paper by Keller and Sekler on the Winrock web site. Bruce Bugbee Professor of Crop Physiology Crop Physiology Laboratory 1410...
Bruce Bugbee
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Nov 23, 2004 10:04 pm
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Since Bruce Bugbee's attachment is not stored on the forum I am posting it below so visitors and future new members can view his comments. Current forum...
I am posting this message from Chris Perry to the Forum on his behalf. Andy ... From: Chris Perry [mailto:ChrisJPerry@...] Sent: Monday, November 22,...
Chris, You seem to miss the fundamental point that to assimilate CO2 plants loose H2O through transpiration. This process is reasonably represented by ...
Prof. Lyons is certainly correct in everything he says here. We all have to use short-hand expressions and even unstated assumptions when we write. In this...
First I would like to thank Bruce Bugee for contributing this bold and exciting comment to the Forum. He has introduced a new (at least to me) perspective on...
... I am posting this on behalf of Chris Perry I have read Thierry Facon's comments with interest -- he raises some important issues. Thierry writes: It is...
Wim, Thank you for taking the time to review our paper and provide a detailed reply. Some of the symbols came through as "?" Is this what you meant? In other ...
I thank Chris for his comments. ... the ... This is indeed important as we don't agree. Chris advocates structured systems as "on demand" (which are actually...
Thierry: I won't try to compete on length! I think the essence of our divergence lies in the problem of managing scarcity. I am fully supportive of giving...
Chris Perry
chrisjperry@...
Dec 3, 2004 2:13 am
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Dear All, I agree that sophisticated service in the typical conditions of smallholder farms in Asia / developing countries is not sustainable. There is...
Dear Winrock-water forum: I wish to comment on the Keller-Seckler paper "Limits to Increasing the Productivity of Water in Crop Production" that has been...
Richard G. Allen
rallen@...
Dec 9, 2004 2:51 am
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the winrockwater group. File : /Crop...
