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Author : Daniel Hillel
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (473 download)
Download or read book Optimizing Soil Physical Environment Toward Greater Crop Yields written by Daniel Hillel and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel Hillel
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323158706
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)
Download or read book Optimizing The Soil Physical Environment Toward Greater Crop Yields written by Daniel Hillel and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Optimizing the Soil Physical Environment Toward Greater Crop Yields contains the proceedings of an invitational panel convened during the International Symposium on Soil-Water Physics and Technology held at The Hebrew University Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot, Israel, August 29 to September 5, 1971. Organized into 13 chapters, this book begins with a discussion on the criteria for determining the aims and direction of research in soil physics and technology. Some chapters deal with the transformation and fluxes of energy and matter in the field, particularly water, soil temperature, soil structure, soil salinity, radiation climate, and nutrient supply and uptake. The book also explores the methods of measuring, managing, and modifying the crop production system to greater agricultural advantage. This book will reflect not only what is known, but also what is missing in the incomplete conception of this environment.
Author : Daniel Hillel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780123485403
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (854 download)
Download or read book Optimizing the Soil Physical Environments Toward Greater Crop Yields written by Daniel Hillel and published by . This book was released on 1972-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hillel D. Ed
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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Optimizing the Soil Physical Environment Toward Greater Crop Yields written by Hillel D. Ed and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Criteria for determining the aims and directions of research in soil physics and technology; Efficiente management of water in agriculture; Soil temperature and crop growth; Improving the water properties of sand soil; Improvement of soil structure by chemical means; Rooot development in relation to soil physical conditions; The field water balance and water use efficiency; Control of soil salinity; Programming irrigation for greater efficiency; Water utilization by dryland rowcrop; The control of the radiation climate of plant communities; Nutrient supply and uptake in relation to soil physical conditions; Analysis of growth parameters and their fluctuations in searching for increased yields.
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Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (638 download)
Download or read book Optimizing the Soil Physical Environment Toward Greater Crop Yields written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel Hillel
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1783265744
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)
Download or read book Memories and Reflections written by Daniel Hillel and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2014-10-31 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a series of personal recollections concerning the life and work of a leading American–Israeli environmental and agricultural scientist, whose wide-ranging personal and professional experiences span eight decades and some 40 countries around the world. It recalls a family's journey in 1932 from California to Palestine, and the events that led to his taking part in the establishment of the first modern settlement in the highlands of the Negev Desert (later joined by ex-Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion), and helping to innovate and apply efficient methods of soil and water management in irrigated and rain-fed farming. Over the years, Daniel Hillel has taught hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students at major universities in Israel and the US, authored over 200 original research papers and ten definitive textbooks that have been translated and published in several languages, initiated and edited eight multi-author books (including the Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment), and served on advisory and research missions (sponsored by UN's FAO, IAEA, USAID, Canada's IDRC, and Germany's ZEF) to some 40 countries in Asia, Africa, South America and Australasia, and was environment and irrigation advisor to the World Bank. He has helped initiate and conduct research at NASA/Goddard Institute and Columbia University on the potential impacts of climate change on regional and global food production. Dr Hillel's life-long goal is to enhance the application of science toward the efficient and environmentally sound development of human, biotic, land, and water resources. For his multiple contributions to the science and the practice of enhanced and sustainable food production, Dr Hillel was awarded the World Food Prize in 2012. Contents: A Family OdysseyChildhood in TurmoilMy GrandpaAgricultural High SchoolEducation in the U.S.Back in IsraelEstablishing a Settlement in the Negev HighlandsEcological Research in the DesertDavid Ben-Gurion Visits and Joins Sdeh BoqerDoctoral Research and Assignment in Southeast AsiaPostdoctoral Research in the U.S.From California to Israel and the Six-Day WarChanges in IsraelFirst Working Assignment in JapanSabbatical in WisconsinThe Yom Kippur War and Military Reserve DutySabbaticals in Europe and the U.S.International AssignmentsClimate Change IssuesOutreach PublicationsCulmination Readership: General public interested in the biography of Dr Daniel Hillel. Key Features:Frank exposition of the author's life experiencesReaders may learn and gain insight into the way an active scientist can develop an interest and involvement in cooperative research and action regarding human management or mismanagement of the environmentKeywords:Environment;Agricultural Research;Soil Science;Hydrology;Water Use Efficiency
Author : H. Verplancke
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401127670
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Water Saving Techniques for Plant Growth written by H. Verplancke and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Large areas of crops are now grown under water-stressed conditions on non-irrigated and and under limited irrigation in semi-arid and arid regions. In the future, this area of water-stressed crops will increase as a result of increasing competition from other water users, declining ground water levels, and the bringing into production of fragile lands that have low water-holding capacity, such as sandy desert soils. Consequently, strategies and practices to increase total yields and efficient water use must be improved. After the introductory material and keynotes, the book is divided into four parts. Part I covers soil water management, Part II deals with model approaches to evaluate the soil-water-atmosphere interactions, Part III treats water saving techniques through soil conditioning, and Part IV discusses case studies of water management systems. Water Saving Techniques for Plant Growth thus represents a general account of interest and activities of the various scientific disciplines which are concerned in desert encroachment as part of global change.
Author : Colorado State University. Department of Agricultural and Chemical Engineering
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Potential Effects of Irrigation Practices on Crop Yields in Grand Valley written by Colorado State University. Department of Agricultural and Chemical Engineering and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Stone
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0444601627
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (446 download)
Download or read book Plant Modification For More Efficient Water Use written by John Stone and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plant Modification for More Efficient Water Use is a compilation of the proceedings of the Symposium on Plant Modification for More Efficient Water Use. These proceedings aim to make significant progress in identifying the physiological and morphological characteristics of plants by providing considerable control of evapotranspiration and by exploring their possible manipulation. This book is divided into four parts focusing on genetic engineering, physiological and environmental factors, and modeling. The first part includes articles about breeding, genetic engineering, use of variety isogenes, genetic modification, and phenotype and drought tolerance in relation to efficient use of water. The second part presents articles about plant responses to water deficit, water-use efficiency, water stress, and drought resistance. It also provides articles on plant-water balance, carbon dioxide requirement, soil physical and chemical barriers, and soil temperature and air temperature. The third part describes models of plant growth for yield prediction; light models for estimating the shortwave radiation regime of plant canopies; and soil-plant-atmosphere model. In addition, this part includes a parametric analysis of the anatomy and physiology of the stomata. The last part offers a challenge on plant modification for more efficient water use.
Author : C. Kirda
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780792352990
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (529 download)
Download or read book Crop Yield Response to Deficit Irrigation written by C. Kirda and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1999 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses general concept and management issues of deficient irrigation practices, covering a wide range of field crops including cotton, maize, soybean, wheat, sugarcane, and the like, based on five years of field research implemented in fourteen different countries, in Latin America, Africa, Europe and Asia. Additionally, guidelines are given for experimental methodology and data analysis for evaluating crop yield response to deficient irrigation. Experimental data, discussions and cited references will be an asset not only to field irrigation engineers but also to research scientists including soil and irrigation scientists and agronomists, for whom the book would be an invaluable reference source.
Author : T. J. Marshall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521457668
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (576 download)
Download or read book Soil Physics written by T. J. Marshall and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-05-31 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its third edition, this textbook gives a comprehensive account of soil physics with emphasis on field applications for students and research workers engaged in water resources studies, soil sciences, and plant sciences. The authors have added chapters on soil erosion, conservation, and the role of soil in affecting water quality to this new edition. The book gives an account of how water influences the structure and strength of soil; how plants absorb water from soils; how water from rain and irrigation enters the soil and flows through it to contribute to stream flow and flow in artificial drains; how soluble salts and chemical pollutants are transported; how soils are eroded by water and wind; and how the evaporation rate from the land surface is influenced by soil water supply, the nature of the plant cover and the evaporative power of the atmosphere. This book will be useful to students and research workers in environmental sciences, hydrology, agriculture, soil science, and civil engineering.
Author : Kenneth K. Tanji
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 364278562X
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (427 download)
Download or read book Management of Water Use in Agriculture written by Kenneth K. Tanji and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world population increases, there is increasing competition for waterquantity as well as quality. Provided here is an up-to-date perspective on Available Water Resources (Part I), Water Conservation and Technology inAgricultural Systems (Part II), Problem Water Uses and Treatment (Part III),and Management and Policy Evaluation (Part IV). The book is an invaluable source of information for water resource planners, managers and policy makers, researchers and students, and irrigationists.
Author : David Russo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642779476
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (427 download)
Download or read book Water Flow and Solute Transport in Soils written by David Russo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A year has passed since Eshel Bresler, my good friend and colleague, and a member of the editorial board of the Advanced Series in Agricultural Sciences, died suddenly while on a visit to the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. We had worked together for almost 30 years at the Institute of Soils and Water, ARO, The Volcani Center at Bet Dagan. At the very beginning of our scientific careers we cooperated directly and as a result one of our first publications was coauthored (Soil Sci. 101:205-209, 1966). Thereafter, our specific research interests diver sified, but we continued to work together, with similar approaches to research, and to strive towards the development of Israel soil science and its integration into general worldwide scientific progress. I don't need to emphasize Eshel's contribution to the understan ding of the processes governing water flow and solute transport pro cesses in soils and unsaturated zones. The contributions to this Volume by such a body of outstanding scientists shows the apprecia tion of the international scientific community to his research achievements.
Author : Daniel Hillel
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 008049577X
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics written by Daniel Hillel and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2003-12-17 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An abridged, student-oriented edition of Hillel's earlier published Environmental Soil Physics, Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics is a more succinct elucidation of the physical principles and processes governing the behavior of soil and the vital role it plays in both natural and managed ecosystems. The textbook is self-contained and self-explanatory, with numerous illustrations and sample problems. Based on sound fundamental theory, the textbook leads to a practical consideration of soil as a living system in nature and illustrates the influences of human activity upon soil structure and function. Students, as well as other readers, will better understand the importance of soils and the pivotal possition they occupy with respect to careful and knowledgeable conservation. Written in an engaging and clear style, posing and resolving issues relevant to the terrestrial environment Explores the gamut of the interactions among the phases in the soil and the dynamic interconnection of the soil with the subterranean and atmospheric domains Reveals the salient ideas, approaches, and methods of environmental soil physics Includes numerous illustrative exercises, which are explicitly solved Designed to serve for classroom and laboratory instruction, for self-study, and for reference Oriented toward practical problems in ecology, field-scale hydrology, agronomy, and civil engineering Differs from earlier texts in its wider scope and holistic environmental conception
Author : Miloslav Rechcigl
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351081322
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Handbook of Agricultural Productivity written by Miloslav Rechcigl and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest challenge of our time is to produce sufficient food ot keep pace with the rapidly growing population. In the opinion of experts, during the next 25 years there will be a need for as much food as was produced in the entire history of mankind to date. Of the various measures available, improvement in agricultural productivity is judged as the ultimate means of augmenting food production and supplies. In this Handbook, an international team of experts consider the most important factors affecting production of both crops and livestock. This Handbook is intended as a scientific guide to practitioners and students, as well as to researchers, who should find here stimulating ideas for further exploration.
Author : N.K. Fageria
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482277808
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (822 download)
Download or read book Physiology of Crop Production written by N.K. Fageria and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-05-18 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This single volume explores the theoretical and the practical aspects of crop physiological processes around the world The marked decrease over the past century in the land available for crop production has brought about mounting pressure to increase crop yields, especially in developing nations. Physiology of Crop Production provides cutting-edge research and data for complete coverage of the physiology of crop production, all in one source, right at your fingertips. This valuable reference gives the extensive in-depth information soil and crop professionals need to maximize crop productivity anywhere the world. Leading soil and plant scientists and researchers clearly explain theory, practical applications, and the latest advances in the field. Crop physiology is a vital science needed to understand crop growth and development to facilitate increases of plant yield. Physiology of Crop Production presents a wide range of information and references from varying regions of the world to make the book as complete and broadly focused as possible. Discussion in each chapter is supported by experimental data to make this book a superb resource that will be used again and again. Chapter topics include plant and root architecture, growth and yield components, photosynthesis, source-sink relationship, water use efficiency, crop yield relative to water stress, and active and passive ion transport. Several figures and tables accompany the extensive referencing to provide a detailed, in-depth look at every facet of crop production. Physiology of Crop Production explores management strategies for: ideal plant architecture maximizing root systems ideal yield components maximizing photosynthesis maximizing source-sink relationship sequestration of carbon dioxide reducing the effects of drought improving N, P, K, Ca, Mg, and S nutrition improving micronutrient uptake Physiology of Crop Production is an essential desktop resource for plant physiologists, soil and crop scientists, breeders, agronomists, agronomy administrators in agro-industry, educators, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students.
Author : National Academy of Sciences
Publisher : The Minerva Group, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0898755298
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (987 download)
Download or read book More Water for Arid Lands written by National Academy of Sciences and published by The Minerva Group, Inc.. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Water supply: rainwater harvesting, runoff agriculture, irrigation with saline water, reuse of water, wells, other sources of water; Water conservation: Reducing evaporation from water surfaces, reducing seepage losses, reducing evaporation from soil surfaces, trickle irrigation, other innovative irrigation methods, reducing cropland percolation losses, reducing transpiration, selecting and managing crops to use water more efficiently, controlled-environment agriculture; other promising water-conservation technoiques.
