The effect of Gossypium C-genome chromosomes on resistance to fusarium wilt in allotetraploid cotton
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum (Fov) has the potential to become the most economically significant pathogen of cotton in Australia. Although the levels of resistance present in the new commercial cultivars have improved significantly...
Changement réel et changement induit Décalage ou perpétuelle recherche pour les zones arides d'Afrique du Nord
L'histoire des politiques de développement économique et social au Maghreb a fortement marqué l'évolution des systèmes agropastoraux des zones arides. En l'espace de 50 ans, on est passé de systèmes d'élevage pastoraux à des systèmes mixtes...
Promoting the adoption of natural resource management technology in arid and semi-arid areas: Modelling the impact of spineless cactus in alley cropping in Central Tunisia
Amelioration and nutrient management strategies for sodic and alkali soils
Sodic and alkali soils are characterized by the occurrence of excess sodium (Na+) to levels that can adversely affect soil structure and disturb the availability of nutrients for plant growth. Structural problems in these soils are created by...
Agricultural use of marginal - quality water - opportunities and challenges
This section examines the main types of marginal-quality water: wastewater from urban and peri-urban areas and saline or sodic agricultural drainage water and groundwater
Map Quality and Zone Delineation as affected by Width of Parallel Swaths of Mobile Agricultural Sensors
There is an emerging interest in on-the-go mapping of apparent soil electrical conductivity (ECa) as a surrogate spatial map for soil properties. The quality (or precision and accuracy) of ECa maps as affected by the swath width of the...
