1st Edition

Soil Water and Agronomic Productivity

Edited By Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart Copyright 2012

    Crop water use can be increased by management of surface runoff, groundwater, irrigation, and soil water. Technological innovations to enhance availability of water for agricultural crops depend on soil and site-specific conditions. Devoted to the principles and practices of enhancing water use efficiency, Soil Water and Agronomic Productivity addr

    Water and Agronomic Productivity. Water Resources and Agriculture. Irrigation and Soil Water Management. Agronomic Management of Soil and Crop. Policy and Economics. Tools of Watershed Management. Research and Development Priorities.

    Biography

    Rattan Lal is a professor of soil physics in the School of Environment and Natural Resources, and Director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, FAES/OARDC at the Ohio State University.

    B.A. Stewart is Distinguished Professor of Soil Science at West Texas A & M University, in Canyon. He is also Director of the Dryland Agriculture Institute.