More irrigated land is devoted to rice than to any other crop. A method to save water in irrigated rice cultivation is the intermittent drying of the rice fields, known as alternate wet/dry irrigation (AWDI). This report reviews previous studies in AWDI, with a focus on mosquito vector control, water saving, and rice yields. Examples are provided from a number of countries.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2001China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Portugal, United States of America, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2018United States of America
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) developed the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI) program to improve the health, water quality and wildlife habitat within the Mississippi River Basin. Lake Conway Point Remove (LCPR) watershed was identified as one of the watersheds for the MRBI program implementation. The goal of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of the MRBI program in LCPR watershed using a computer simulation model.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2004United States of America, Northern America
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksOctober, 2018United States of America
This paper assesses a case of co-management of groundwater between the state of Texas, pushing for the rationalisation of groundwater management, and local (mainly farming) communities organised in Groundwater Conservation Districts (GCDs), which are protective of their private groundwater rights. We first describe the main legal and policy steps that have shaped this relationship.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1997Burkina Faso, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Sudan, Egypt, United States of America, Niger, Philippines, China, Indonesia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Colombia, Western Africa, Asia, Africa
This volume reviews the findings and results of research of the International Irrigation Management Institute during its first decade. The book also reviews several of the institute?s major institutional strengthening activities.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2014United States of America, Mexico, Spain, Morocco, China, Northern America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Northern Africa, Asia, Southern Asia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1996Mexico, United States of America, Venezuela, Colombia, Netherlands, Argentina, Peru
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 1994Philippines, China, India, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Nepal, Colombia, Sudan, United States of America
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2001France, South Africa, Indonesia, Germany, Turkey, United States of America, Mexico, Australia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2000United States of America, India, Australia, Egypt
This publication reports on a study of the increase in river salinity and the implemented control programs in five major irrigated basins in the arid zone. The study is limited to salinity.
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