Reducing Soil Water Evaporation With Tillage and Straw Mulching

Informationen zum Autor S. K. Jalota and S. S. Prihar are the authors of Reducing Soil Water Evaporation with Tillage and Straw Mulching, published by Wiley. Klappentext As more and more people compete for ever-less water on our shrinking planet, the problem of soil evaporation becomes increasingly urgent. In this book two of the world's most distinguished specialists in the field offer an expert yet highly readable account of both the problem and potential solutions. Drawing on the work of agronomists, soil scientists, and meteorologists, the authors provide a clear overview of the theories and data that explain the process of evaporation from free water and soils that are bare, tilled, or residue-covered. In a discussion of the benefits of tillage in reducing evaporation, they consider different types of soil and the merits of post drying depth-distribution of soil water in treated and untreated soil. Straw mulching, as another means of reducing evaporation, receives the same extended treatment, followed by an appraisal of the effects of different combinations of tillage and mulching on evaporation and water use during fallow and cropped periods. Addressing a pressing issue in a thorough and objective fashion, this book will assist future decision makers about water conservation management in different climates, under various conditions Zusammenfassung Drawing on multidisciplinary research! the authors of this text provide an overview of the theories and data that explain the process of evaporation from free water and soils which are bare! tilled or residue-covered. They discuss the benefits of various methods of reducing evaporation. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Introduction. The Process of Evaporation. Measurement and Modeling of Soil Evaporation. Evaporation Reduction by Tillage. Evaporation Reduction by Straw Mulching. Evaporation Reduction by Combing Mulching. Index. ...

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• Authors: Jalota, S K Jalota, S. K. Jalota, S. K. Prihar Jalota, S.k. Prihar Jalota, Jalota S. K., Prihar, S S Prihar, S. S. Prihar, Prihar S. S.
• Publisher: IOWA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.02.1999
• EAN: 9780813828572
• ISBN: 978-0-8138-2857-2
• No. of pages: 152
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; NATURE / Natural Resources, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Sedimentology & Stratigraphy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Environmental Management, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Soil science, sedimentology, Sedimentology and pedology