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The management of aquatic weeds in an irrigation scheme is constrained by the agro-economic system in relation to scheme layout, the nature and ecology of the aquatic weeds, agricultural practice, irrigation and drainage requirements, and the available resources for maintenance. The way in which the ecology, engineering and economics of irrigation and drainage channels interact to produce a pattern of management is investigated for the Mwea Irrigation Settlement Scheme, Central Province, Kenya. This is used to develop a simple model which enables the economic implications of varying the aquatic weed management practice to be identified. The model brings the selection of a weed control programme within the principles of engineering economy.
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Barker, P.J., Ferguson, C.M., Smout, I.K. et al. The management of weeds in irrigation and drainage channels: integrating ecological, engineering and economic considerations. Hydrobiologia 340, 163–172 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00012750
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