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Dimensions of Climate Smart Agriculture
Agricultural systems must be altered and refocused in order to secure food security in light of the new climate change realities. This is what...
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Evaluating performance indicators of irrigation systems using swarm intelligence methods in Lake Urmia basin, Iran
The main challenge in the agricultural sector is to increase crop production with minimal water consumption. In this regard, various high efficient...
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Soil Conservation and Water Harvesting for Sustainable Agriculture in Arid Regions
Moisture and nutrients deficits are the key characteristics of agriculture in arid regions. This is mainly due to scarce and erratic rains, very high...
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An Overview: Water Resource Management Aspects in India
The present chapter gives an overall understanding of water resource development and management aspects in India after a thorough review of several...
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Wind Erosion Biological Control
Like water flows, wind, of course in a smaller scale, changes the shape of the earth’s surface. It is especially severe in arid and desert regions...
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New Paradigm for Higher Crop Productivity Through Climate Smart Strategies
Various, relentless, and site specific impact on farming community are expected with weather alteration. New approaches to climate resilient farming...
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Pulses Revolution in India Through Rice-Fallows Management
Globally, India is known to have largest share in acreage (38%) and production (28%) of pulse crops. At the same time, it is also a largest consumer...
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Salinity and Sodicity Adaptation and Mitigation Options
Soil salinity and sodicity are twin constraints to agriculture production in many countries causing significant losses of crop production and land...
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Agricultural Production—Cultivation Techniques and Farming
The prospects for crop production and crop** systems under the constraint of limited irrigation water in the Nile Delta, a constraint that is...
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Improvements of soil salt characteristics and nutrient status in an impermeable saline–sodic soil reclaimed with an improved drip irrigation while ridge planting Lycium barbarum L.
PurposeTakyric solonetz is spread widely across the arid area of northwest China. The extremely poor soil structure and low hydraulic conductivity (K
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Integrated water security plan for water scarcity villages in central India
The western Madhya Pradesh in India has been facing severe problem of drinking water scarcity during summer. The problem is compounded by local...
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How effective are on-farm conservation land management strategies for preserving ecosystem services in develo** countries? A systematic map protocol
BackgroundAn extensive body of literature in the field of agro-ecology claims to show the positive effects that maintenance of ecosystem services can...
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Co** with Climate Change Through Water Harvesting Techniques for Sustainable Agriculture in Rwanda
It is believed that Climate change is no longer an issue but an undisputable reality for the distant future. Climate change is already taking place,...
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Water Markets as an Adaptive Response to Climate Change
The chapter reviews the status of and potential for water markets as an adaptive response to climate change, with implications for develo**...
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Management of Salt-Affected Soils
Salinity is an important land degradation problem. Salinity is more widely known and refers to the amount of soluble salt in a soil. Sodicity refers...
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Water Conservation and Harvesting
The easiest and cheapest opportunities for capturing and distributing water were accessed long ago, and new schemes now cost several times more per...
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Prevention and Remedies
It will be noted that, in this book, I have chosen to use the expression land degradation rather than desertification. Nevertheless it is useful to...
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Environmental and Economic Impacts of Reducing U.S. Agricultural Pesticide Use
Several studies suggest that it is technologically feasible to reduce pesticide use in the United States 35—50% without reducing crop yields (PSAC,...
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Prevention and Remedies
It will be noted that, in this book, I have chosen to use the expression land degradation rather than desertification. Nevertheless it is useful to...