Water productivity in agriculture : limits and opportunities for improvement /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI Publishing, In association with the International Water Management Institute, 2003.
• Series: Comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture series ; 1.
• Subjects: Water in agriculture.; Irrigation farming.; Crops and water.; Plant Water Relations.; Plant Production.; Soil Water Management (Irrigation and Drainage), (Revised June 2002); Water Resources.; Crop production.; Crop yield.; Irrigation.; Water management.; Water use.; Water use efficiency.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xix, 332 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts.; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book presents a state of the art review of the limits and opportunities for improving water productivity in crop production, focusing on both irrigated and rain-fed agriculture. It provides concepts, methodologies, constraints and examples drawn from a wealth of experience from developing and developed countries. It demonstrates how efficiency of water use can be enhanced to maximize yields. The book represents the first in new series of volumes resulting from the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture, a research programme conducted by the CGIAR's Future Harvest Centres, the FAO of the United Nations and partners worldwide. It will be of significant interest to those working in areas of soil and crop science, water management, irrigation and development studies.