Water availability and crop growth in arid regions
- 1 December 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Outlook on Agriculture
- Vol. 13 (4) , 208-215
- https://doi.org/10.1177/003072708401300407
Abstract
Although the world area of irrigated land is increasing steadily, it is not normally feasible to irrigate the arid and semi-arid zones in which some 600 million people live. Here, the production of crops depends on maximizing the use by plants of the limited water available. This article reviews the principal factors involved and the management techniques necessary to use them to the best advantage.Keywords
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