Supplemental Irrigation: A promising climate-smart practice for dryland agriculture
Supplemental irrigation - the addition of limited amounts of water to essentially rainfed crops to improve and stabilize yields when rainfall fails to provide sufficient moisture for normal plant growth - is an effective response to alleviating the adverse effects of soil moisture stress on the yield of rainfed crops during dry spells. Supplemental irrigation, especially during critical crop growth stages, can improve crop yield and water productivity.
Author: Vinay Nangia
Other authors: Theib Oweis, Francis Kemeze, Julian Schnetzer
Organization: ICARDA
Other organizations: FAO, CGIAR, CCAFS, ACET
Year: 2018
Geographical coverage: Near East and North Africa
Type: Practices
Full text available at: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/9003
Content language: English