Soil Water Conservation. Dynamics and Impact
Pirastru, Mario
Soil Water Conservation. Dynamics and Impact - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019 - 1 electronic resource (258 p.)
Open Access
Human needs like food and clean water are directly related to good maintenance of healthy and productive soils. A good understanding of human impact on the natural environment is therefore necessary to preserve and manage soil and water resources. This knowledge is particularly important in semi-arid and arid regions, where the increasing demands on limited water supplies require urgent efforts to improve water quality and water use efficiency. It is important to keep in mind that both soil and water are limited resources. Thus, wise use of these natural resources is a fundamental prerequisite for the sustainability of human societies. This book collects 15 original scientific contributions addressing the state of the art of soil and water conservation research. Contributions cover a wide range of topics, including (1) recovery of soil hydraulic properties; (2) erosion risk; (3) novel modeling, monitoring and experimental approaches for soil hydraulic characterization; (4) improvement of crop yields; (5) water availability; and (6) soil salinity. This collection provides more insights into conservation strategies for effective and sustainable soil and water management.
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books978-3-03897-853-4 9783038978534 9783038978527
10.3390/books978-3-03897-853-4 doi
single-ring infiltrometer water and soil conservation van Genuchten model vegetable production tillage erosion water infiltration saturated soil hydraulic conductivity sustainable land management subsurface flow delta plain tied ridges adaptation spatial scale vineyards Richards equation Follow-the-Innovation hillslope crop yields transdisciplinary research the meshless method TOPMODEL upgrading strategies bimsoils fraction transpiration soil water saturated hydraulic conductivity soil infiltration cereals FDR sensor EM38 relative transpiration infiltration laboratory experiment the Trefftz method conservation agriculture soil moisture storage age of planting DSSAT Xin’anjiang model local perception numerical model transient soil tillage field-saturated soil hydraulic conductivity soil properties soil erosion polyurethane foam multi-parameter evaluation post-fire soil hydraulic characterization shallow groundwater distributed model Beerkan method environmental change response surface methodology soil The Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM) software three-dimensional model decision tree modeling water availability bottomless bucket method field observation Malawi specific leaf water content yield unsaturated soil critical hydraulic gradient (CHG) sap flow olive grove infiltration rate nitrogen use efficiency field scattering AquaCrop microdose fertilization data analysis procedures macropore network rainfall variability soil block innovation development seedbed preparation food security peer effects soil water content electromagnetic induction meter (EM) soil water storage
Soil Water Conservation. Dynamics and Impact - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019 - 1 electronic resource (258 p.)
Open Access
Human needs like food and clean water are directly related to good maintenance of healthy and productive soils. A good understanding of human impact on the natural environment is therefore necessary to preserve and manage soil and water resources. This knowledge is particularly important in semi-arid and arid regions, where the increasing demands on limited water supplies require urgent efforts to improve water quality and water use efficiency. It is important to keep in mind that both soil and water are limited resources. Thus, wise use of these natural resources is a fundamental prerequisite for the sustainability of human societies. This book collects 15 original scientific contributions addressing the state of the art of soil and water conservation research. Contributions cover a wide range of topics, including (1) recovery of soil hydraulic properties; (2) erosion risk; (3) novel modeling, monitoring and experimental approaches for soil hydraulic characterization; (4) improvement of crop yields; (5) water availability; and (6) soil salinity. This collection provides more insights into conservation strategies for effective and sustainable soil and water management.
Creative Commons
English
books978-3-03897-853-4 9783038978534 9783038978527
10.3390/books978-3-03897-853-4 doi
single-ring infiltrometer water and soil conservation van Genuchten model vegetable production tillage erosion water infiltration saturated soil hydraulic conductivity sustainable land management subsurface flow delta plain tied ridges adaptation spatial scale vineyards Richards equation Follow-the-Innovation hillslope crop yields transdisciplinary research the meshless method TOPMODEL upgrading strategies bimsoils fraction transpiration soil water saturated hydraulic conductivity soil infiltration cereals FDR sensor EM38 relative transpiration infiltration laboratory experiment the Trefftz method conservation agriculture soil moisture storage age of planting DSSAT Xin’anjiang model local perception numerical model transient soil tillage field-saturated soil hydraulic conductivity soil properties soil erosion polyurethane foam multi-parameter evaluation post-fire soil hydraulic characterization shallow groundwater distributed model Beerkan method environmental change response surface methodology soil The Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM) software three-dimensional model decision tree modeling water availability bottomless bucket method field observation Malawi specific leaf water content yield unsaturated soil critical hydraulic gradient (CHG) sap flow olive grove infiltration rate nitrogen use efficiency field scattering AquaCrop microdose fertilization data analysis procedures macropore network rainfall variability soil block innovation development seedbed preparation food security peer effects soil water content electromagnetic induction meter (EM) soil water storage