UC ANR research and education influences landscape water conservation and public policy

California Agriculture

Charles A. Ingels¹  Darren L. Haver²  David W. Fujino³  Janet S. Hartin⁴  Karrie Reid⁵  Lorence R. Oki⁶  William N. Baker⁷ 

[1] C.A. Ingels was UCCE Horticulture Advisor in Sacramento County;D.L. Haver is County Director and UCCE Water Resources/Water Quality Advisor, Orange County, and Director, South Coast Research and Extension Center, Irvine;D.W. Fujino is Director of the California Center for Urban Horticulture, UC Davis;J. S. Hartin is UC Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Area Environmental Horticulture Advisor in San Bernardino, Los Angeles and Riverside counties;K. Reid is UCCE Environmental Horticulture Advisor in San Joaquin County;L.R. Oki is UCCE Environmental Horticulture Specialist in the Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis;W.N. Baker is Principal, William Baker & Associates, Temecula;

关键词: horticulture;    Plant Science and Plant Products;    irrigation and drainage;    plant cultural practices;    hydrology;    Natural Resources;    Earth and Environmental Sciences;   

DOI  :  10.3733/ca.2018a0041

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

UC has been heavily involved in research and extension efforts impacting landscape water conservation legislation for over 30 years. In 1981, UC implemented the California Irrigation Management Information System, a network of weather stations that provides data for local estimates of plant water needs. Those estimates led to UC being able to advise the California Legislature on policies for maximum applied water allowances for residential and large landscaping projects. The allowances have been reduced significantly with UC guidance, and UC has helped landscapers to meet the increasingly restrictive requirements. Best practices that reduce water losses have been developed in collaboration with equipment manufacturers and landscaping specialists, and explained to end users. In addition, UC has developed the WUCOLS database, which classifies over 3,500 plants by their water needs. UC's involvement in landscape water conservation continues on many fronts, developing science and contributing to policy.

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