Sentences with phrase «irrigation practices»

They have lower attitudes toward water conservation and less confidence in their ability to adopt good landscape irrigation practices and technologies.

We work almost exclusively with almond farmers who use only the most efficient, technologically advanced irrigation practices.

One rule allows farmers who were supposed to stop pumping groundwater to resume pumping — almost without limits — so long as they use modern irrigation practices that use that water efficiently.

Enhanced resilience to future periods of drought stress may also be supported by improvements in existing rain - fed farming systems (Rockström, 2003), such as water - harvesting systems to supplement irrigation practices in semi-arid farming systems («more crop per drop» strategies, see Table 9.2).

The ancient Hebrews may not have seen a lot of soil salinisation caused by unsustainable irrigation practices.

The more obvious steps, in addition to more water - efficient irrigation practices and water - efficient crops, include adopting more water - efficient industrial processes and using both more water - efficient household appliances and those that use no water at all, such as the new odorless dry - compost toilets.

We've noted often how cell phones can now help people accomplish everything from farmers avoiding conflict with wildlife to checking market prices that day for their harvests, and yes, even better irrigation practices.

To find out the environmental cost of wine grape production in the two regions, researchers conducted a life cycle analysis taking into account variables including irrigation practices, cover crops, and fertilizers.

This includes steps such as watching the literature, studying bioaccumulation, and being cognizant that their products may spread in environments where water standards and irrigation practices differ from those in developed countries.

«Soil moisture sensors can be used along with an automated irrigation system to irrigate when substrate volumetric water content drops below a set threshold, allowing for precise irrigation control and improved water conservation compared with traditional irrigation practices,» Bayer said.

Activities such as over-cultivation, over-grazing, deforestation and poor irrigation practices are turning once - fertile soils into barren patches of land.

Fruits and vegetables contain iodine, but the amount varies depending on the iodine content of the soil, fertilizer use and irrigation practices [2].

The dams produce only a nominal amount of power and their impacts are compounded by ecologically abusive irrigation practices in the river's headwaters.

Vaclav Smil, noted energy, water and agriculture scholar from the University of Manitoba, explains in this article why the water requirements of agriculture are so lopsided compared to industry, suggesting that the observed high water intensity witnessed in China's agricultural sector may not simply a function of inefficient irrigation practices:

Unsustainable irrigation practices can dry the rivers that feed large lakes; the Aral Sea and Lake Chad have both seen their shorelines shrink dramatically in this way.

These include (a) stress resistance high - yielding varieties, (b) soil test based nutrient management, (c) rainwater conservation and management, (d) efficient irrigation practices, and (e) judicious use of energy.

Countries can partly offset these risks through things like better irrigation practices, more loans for small farmers, providing access to fertilizer and better farming practices, and creating «early - warning systems» against drought.

Pacific Institute research suggests that farms, which consume most of the water used in California, could reduce their water use in the state by a fifth just by modernizing their irrigation practices.

The connections to irrigation practices and global grain supplies, to Conservation Reserve Program land, to cover - cropping practices, and to fire risks alluded to in this section and elsewhere in this assessment are all reminders that the interdependence of livestock and crop agriculture will likely loom large as Montana experiences the cumulative effects of climate change.

Three hundred and twenty million hectares of land have been affected by a build up of salt due to irrigation practices.