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Conservation tillage enhances crop productivity and decreases soil nitrogen losses in a rainfed agroecosystem of the Loess Plateau, China
Conservation tillage has been recommended as one of the effective soil management practices for
mitigating the negative environmental effects of synthetic ammonia application and hence achieving
cleaner agricultural ...
Scaling Readiness Innovation Profile of "Supplementary Irrigation" Water Management System in Iran, Jordan, Syria and Turkey for Improving Water Availability and Efficiency In Rainfed Farming
Supplementary irrigation is a customizable complementary water
management system which enables the farmers to control the amount and
timing of irrigation in rainfed agricultural areas without large scale irrigation
infrastructure. ...
Quantifying regional effects of plastic mulch on soil nitrogen pools, cycles, and fluxes in rain‐fed agroecosystems of the Loess Plateau
Farmland surface soil mulching with plastic film is extensively used to enhance agricultural productivity in the Loess Plateau (LP). However, the effect of mulching on the key processes that dominate soil nitrogen dynamics ...
Comparative study of the hydraulic, energy and agronomic performances of conventional and low pressure drip irrigation on citrus
In countries facing water scarcity, drip irrigation can raise crop productivity and save water
compared to flood irrigation. In spite of its benefit, the adoption of drip irrigation is still low
mainly due to the high cost ...
Water for Food, Water for Life: The Drylands Challenge
Dry areas face major challenges, including insufficient rainfall, climate variability and change, land degradation, desertification, recurring droughts, temperature extremes, high population growth, widespread poverty, and ...
Validatio of an Aanalytacl Model to lower the cost of solar-powered drip irrigation systems for smallholder farmers in the MENA region
Drip irrigation is a micro-irrigation technology that has been shown to conserve water and significantly increase crop yield. This technology could be particularly beneficial to the world’s estimated 500 million smallholder ...
De-risking Cereal-based Agricultural Systems at Scale in the Drylands of Africa and Asia
De-risking cereal-based agricultural systems at scale in the drylands of Africa and Asia for achieving SDG2 under water scarcity and climate change: crop diversification, association with livestock, advisory services for ...
Yield, water productivity and economics of legume based agri-horti systems during establishment phase of pomegranate (Punica granatum) in hyper arid partially irrigated zone of western Rajasthan
Field experiment was carried out at farmer’s field in pre-bearing orchard of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) during rabi and kharif season of 2015-16 and 2016-17, respectively in Bikaner district of Rajasthan to study the ...
Micro-Watershed Management for Erosion Control Using Soil and Water Conservation Structures and SWAT Modeling
This study evaluated the effectiveness of soil and water conservation structures for soil erosion control by applying a semi-distributed Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model in various small watersheds of the Chakwal ...