TY - JOUR AU - Henderson, D. W. AU - Vomocil, J. A. TI - Water penetration of soils: Soil and water management practices important in coping with widespread problem of soil penetration by irrigation water JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1957/04/01 VL - 11 IS - 4 SP - 23 EP - 37 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v011n04p23 AB - The slow rate of water penetration into soils during irrigation is a serious problem, affecting—to some degree—a large portion of the major irrigated areas of California. In extreme cases there is a marked loss of production because it is difficult to supply crops with sufficient water even with frequent irrigation.