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Library Guidelines and computer programs for the planning and design of land drainage systems

Guidelines and computer programs for the planning and design of land drainage systems

Guidelines and computer programs for the planning and design of land drainage systems

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Date of publication
November 2007
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ISBN / Resource ID
FAODOCREP:e69e51fc-ae91-5865-977b-9722e032f78b
Pages
250
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Drainage of agricultural land is one of the most critical water management tools for the sustainability of productive cropping systems, as frequently this sustainability is extremely dependent on the control of waterlogging and soil salinization in the rootzone of most crops. On some agricultural lands, the natural drainage is sufficient to maintain high productivity. However, many others require improvements in surface and subsurface drainage in order to optimize land productivity, while maintaining the quality of soil resources. As time passes, drainage requirements may change because of changes in the general socio-economic conditions, such as input and output prices, and more intensive crop rotations.

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