Tropical Fruit Growers' Water Use and Conservation Practices in Miami-Dade County
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Muñoz-Carpena, Rafael, Jonathan H. Crane, Glenn D. Israel, and Carlos F. Balerdi. 2004. “Tropical Fruit Growers’ Water Use and Conservation Practices in Miami-Dade County: ABE345 AE257, 12 2003”. EDIS 2004 (3). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ae257-2003.

Abstract

This fact sheet reports water conservation trends for tropical fruit producers based on an extensive survey carried out in Miami-Dade County. This document is Fact Sheet ABE345, one of a series of the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published December 2003. 

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