Improving water use efficiency in drylands

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 497-506

  Stroosnijder, Leo ^a   Moore, Demie ^a   Alharbi, Abdulaziz ^b   Argaman, Eli ^c   Biazin, Birhanu ^d   van den Elsen, Erik ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

^d HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CROPPING PRACTICE; DRYLAND FARMING; EVAPORATION; GRAZING; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RAINWATER; WASTEWATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STRESS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

AFRICA; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84869175430     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.08.011     Document Type: Review

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