The problems of sustainable water use in the Mediterranean and research requirements for agriculture

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 259-272

  Araus, J L ^a,b  

^a EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agronomy; Crop breeding; Desertification; Global change; Irrigation; Traditional knowledge; Water productivity; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

EID: 26444591426     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2004.tb00342.x     Document Type: Article

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