Cropping Strategies for Efficient Use of Water and Nitrogen

Bys: Ellis, Boyd G. and Hargrove, W. L.

Water and N are two factors that have a major influence on crop production. Water is provided by rainfall, and where rainfall is insufficient, supplemental irrigation is used. Similarly, N needs can be provided by using legumes and other N2-fixing systems, or supplemented with N fertilizer and manures. Since crop production is at the beginning of most human food chains and is a essential human activity, water and N influence human health, welfare, and economics in critical ways. Therefore, it is important to understand the interaction of water and N in cropping systems, responses to these vital inputs, and ways of managing water and N most efficiently. Cropping Strategies for Efficient Use of Water and Nitrogen deals with water and N management from several perspectives, including crop species, crop sequences, cultural practices, inputs, and environmental quality.

• Format: Misc.
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891183175
• ISBN13: 9780891183174
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Acsess