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Titolo |
Rainfed agriculture : unlocking the potential / / edited by Suhas P. Wani, Johan Rockstrom, and Theib Oweis |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-07042-8 |
9786612070426 |
1-84593-438-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (326 p.) |
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Collana |
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Comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture series ; ; 7 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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WaniS. P <1952-> (Suhas Pralhad) |
RockströmJohan |
OweisTheib Yousef |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Dry farming - Asia |
Dry farming - Africa |
Water in agriculture - Asia |
Water in agriculture - Africa |
Watershed management - Asia |
Watershed management - Africa |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; Series Foreword; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Rainfed Agriculture - Past Trends and Future Prospects; 2 Zooming in on the Global Hotspots of Rainfed Agriculture in Water-constrained Environments; 3 Water Resource Implications of Upgrading Rainfed Agriculture - Focus on Green and Blue Water Trade-offs; 4 Tectonics-Climate-linked Natural Soil Degradation and its Impact in Rainfed Agriculture: Indian Experience; 5 Determinants of Crop Growth and Yield in a Changing Climate; 6 Yield Gap Analysis: Modelling of Achievable Yields at Farm Level |
7 Can Rainfed Agriculture Feed the World? An Assessment of Potentials and Risk8 Opportunities for Improving Crop Water Productivity through Genetic Enhancement of Dryland Crops; 9 Water Harvesting for Improved Rainfed Agriculture in the Dry Environments; 10 |
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