Adapting To Climate Change By Improving Water Productivity Of Soils In Dry Areas

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-21

  Qadir, M ^a,b,d   Noble, A D ^b,c   Chartres, C ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^b INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

^c National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute   (Laos)

^d United Nations University Institute for Water   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change adaptation; Magnesium affected soils; Phytoremediation; Salt affected soils; Sandy soils; Soil management; Soil productivity; Water productivity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SALT-AFFECTED SOIL; SANDY SOILS; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL PRODUCTIVITY; WATER PRODUCTIVITY;

AGRONOMY; BIOREMEDIATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMICS; GYPSUM; IRRIGATION; MAGNESIUM; PRODUCTIVITY; SAND; SOIL MOISTURE;

WATER RESOURCES;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRYLAND FARMING; MAGNESIUM; PHYTOREMEDIATION; SANDY SOIL; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL REMEDIATION; WATER QUALITY;

PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

EID: 84872660859     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1091     Document Type: Article

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