HORTICULTURAL GROWERS’ WILLINGNESS TO ADOPT RECYCLING OF IRRIGATION WATER
| Autor: | James W. Pease, Weibin Xu, Alyssa K. Cultice, Darrell J. Bosch, Kevin J. Boyle |
|---|---|
| Přispěvatelé: | Agricultural and Applied Economics |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Phytophthora
Economics and Econometrics Irrigation 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Agroforestry horticulture Mail survey Pythium 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Irrigation water irrigation Choice experiment Agricultural science water recycling Incentive Production (economics) Business mail survey 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics. 48:99-118 |
| ISSN: | 2056-7405 1074-0708 2010-5118 |
| Popis: | Recycling irrigation water can provide water during periods of drought for horticulture operations and can reduce nonpoint-source pollution, but water recycling increases production costs and can increase risk of disease infestation from waterborne pathogens such as Pythium and Phytophthora. This study of water recycling adoption by horticultural growers in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania finds that the potential for increased disease infestation would reduce growers’ probability of adopting water recycling. Widespread adoption of recycling irrigation water would require government incentives or coercion or growers’ ability to pass cost increases on to customers. This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Hatch project 227572, and by Specialty Crop Research Initiative Project #2010-51181- 21140, “Integrated management of zoosporic pathogens and irrigation water quality for a sustainable green industry.” The authors appreciate the research assistance of Nicole D’Alessio and Gwen Rees. Published version |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|