Irrigated agriculture has had an enormous influence on food security, water security and human well-being. Water footprint (how much water is used), water scarcity (how scarce water is), and crop water productivity (how much productivity irrigation adds)
Susie Ruqun Wu, Jianguo Liu, Xiuzhi Chen
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Comprehensive framework for interpretation of WaPOR water productivity [PDF]
This study presents a comprehensive framework for analyzing water productivity products provided by the FAO Water Productivity Open-access portal (WaPOR), focusing on various crops cultivated in both rainfed and irrigated areas within a semi-arid basin ...
Shadman Veysi +4 more
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Cd modeling of soils around Garmsar salt mines based on artifical neural network (MLP) model [PDF]
Introduction: During the past two decades, computer aid models for simulation of heavy metals have been remarkably developed. Prediction of soil pollution plays an important role in pollution control and land management.
Somayeh Moharami +2 more
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Review on Drip Irrigation: Impact on Crop Yield, Quality, and Water Productivity in China
The scarcity of freshwater resources is a global concern that is exacerbated by an increasing global population and climate change induced by global warming.
Pei-Jie Yang +6 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Global drylands, covering about 41% of Earth’s surface and inhabited by 38% of the world’s population, are facing the stark challenges of water scarcity, low water productivity, and food insecurity.
Zeeshan Ahmed +4 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Growth, Yield and Water Productivity of Tomato as Influenced by Deficit Irrigation Water Management
• Average total water input was reduced by about 21.2% using drip irrigation system. • Soil moisture regime was more affected by furrow irrigation system. • Flowering occurred earlier (3 days) in the drip irrigation system.
S. Mukherjee +3 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
IMPACT OF SPLITTING SOME SOURCES OF NITROGEN FRTILIZER ON WHEAT PRODUCTIVITY AND NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY [PDF]
Maximizing nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is an increasingly important aspect of crop management systems because of both economics and environment pressures.
Magdy Khamis +2 more
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EFFECT OF SOME BIOSTIMULANTS AND NPK FERTILIZERS LEVELS ON GROWTH, GREEN POD YIELD AND ITS QUALITY OF PEAS (Pisum sativum L) [PDF]
Two field experiments were carried out in 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 winter seasons to study the effect of some bostimulants (Rhizobacterein and Phosphorein) and NPK fertilizer levels (0-0-0, 5-5-5 and 10-10-10 kg/fad.) on plant growth, chemical composition
G. Baddour +3 more
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Developing a Model of Human Resource Management [PDF]
Due to major changes in the activities, procedures, and business of human resource management (HRM) over the past years, the "human resource managers' competency" has been taken into consideration by relevant organizations and associations ...
Majid Nikkhah +2 more
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GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF TWO MANGO (Mangifera indica L.) CULTIVARS IN HIGH CALCAREOUS SANDY SOIL [PDF]
Two factorial experiments (2 X 5) were conducted at greenhouse of the Experimental Farm of Ismailia Agriculture Faculty, Suez Canal Univ. Egypt during 2007 and 2008 seasons to assess the growth performance and nutrients uptake efficiency of 13-mounth-old
Shawky Metwally +2 more
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