IRRIGATION IN MEDITERRANEAN AGRICULTURE:

During recent years there has been much progress in understanding mass and energy exchanges in the
soil-plant-atmosphere system. It is nowadays well acknowledged that these processes greatly influence
the management of water resources in agricultural systems. Research advancements have produced
innovative methodologies which are ready for being transferred to operative applications for improving
the efficiency of water use in agriculture. "Efficiency" has become the key-word in all water-management
related issues; but in the context of agricultural water use, especially in Mediterranean
regions, this issue is more and more representing the real challenge for sustainable growth and
development.
The scientific articles in this book highlight most recent findings in three main topics related to efficiency
in irrigated agriculture: a) physiologic and genetic aspects, b) management and engineering aspects,
c) exploitation of alternative water resources.
Special focus is given to possible operational applications and future trends in water and soil
management, also considering the indications of European Union contained in the Water Directive
n.2000/60.

Product details

• Authors: Centre international de hautes études agronomiques méditerranéennes, SANTINI ALESSANDRO
• Publisher: CIHEAM
• Languages: French
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.2008
• EAN: 9782853524087
• ISBN: 978-2-85352-408-7
• No. of pages: 329
• Weight: 810 g
• Series: Options méditerranéennes. Série A, séminaires méditerranéens, n° 35; Options méditerranéennes, n° 28. Série A, séminaires méditerranéens; Options méditerranéennes, n° 46. Série A, séminaires méditerranéens; Options méditerranéennes, Série A, séminaires méditerranéens
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Nature, technology