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KSU TARIM VE DOGA DERGISI-KSU JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURE, vol.22, pp.222-229, 2019 (ESCI)
Efficient use of natural resources has become an important issue due to the increase in world population. To meet the increasing demand for food. there is a need for new approaches and methods of resource management. Water is the most essential resource for food production, and the management of water in agriculture is an extremely important, topic. Performance indicators developed for the monitoring and evaluation of irrigation net works provide great, convenience in terms of assessing and interpreting such networks. In this study, 11-year data (2006-2016) for the irrigation networks of Kahramanmaras, Goksun, Andirin, Keysun and flancagiz locating in Mediterranean Region of Turkey were evaluated using multivariate statistical methods. Principal component analysis was performed for these networks: component load and quality index were calculated: the success/performance ranking of the net works W as identified based on the results. The quality index revealed that the irrigation network in Kahramanmaras (311.96) ranked first whereas the irrigation network in Hancagiz (-1061.53) ranked last, in terms of success/performance. In conclusion, financial and water distribution performance indicators were the most effective factors determining the success of irrigation networks.