The dry spells are severe obstacles to rainfed agriculture in Sahelian countries. farmers believe supplemental irrigation is an excellent way adapt spells. In this study, we analyzed the contribution of food security and compared profitability different types ponds constructed by northern Burkina Faso. Human cereal requirement was used as indicators analyze security. criteria for analyzing sele...

Supplemental irrigation under a ridge-furrow (RF) cropping system is valuable practice that balances resource efficiency and high crop yield. However, the effects of nitrogen management on growth, yield formation, economic benefits RF systems have not been clearly investigated. In this study, experiment was designed with three experimental factorials, including (RF, 80 mm irrigation; TF1, tradi...

Opuntia spp. plants occupy an important socioeconomic role in arid and semiarid zones where water is scarce. Irrigation increases the productivity of these plants; however, its effect on yield, composition, physicochemical properties mucilage unknown. Three irrigation regimens were tested: non-irrigated (rainwater), supplemental (irrigation between field capacity (0.28 m3 m−3) permanent wilting...

Climate variability and farmers’ desire to improve the crop yield have resulted in an increase irrigated agriculture mid-Atlantic region. However, huge initial capital cost associated with installation operation of irrigation systems is generally prohibitive, most farmers finding difficulty justifying expenditure, uncertainty overall return on their investment. The objective this study was deve...

The water resource shortage in North China Plain is an increasing threat to the sustainabilityof wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production. A two-year field experiment was conducted toexamine the effects of two supplemental irrigation (SI) methods on wheat flag leaf senescence,chlorophyll fluorescence and grain yield. The following field treatments were conducted:no irrigation (W0); SI with 60 mm...

various water harvesting interventions. A direct consequence of increased groundwater recharge in an aquifer is a range of social and economic benefits accruing from it – through improved provisioning of drinking water, irrigation and other uses. One of the visible economic benefits is often through supplemental irrigation to crops and increase in cropping intensity. The question often arising ...

INTRODUCTION This in vitro study aimed to investigate the antibacterial effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with methylene blue (MB) or toluidine blue (TB) (both at 15 microg/mL) as a supplement to instrumentation/irrigation of root canals experimentally contaminated with Enterococcus faecalis. METHODS Seventy extracted teeth had their root canals contaminated with an endodontic strain of E...

Crop production in Georgia and the Southeastern U.S. can be limited by water; thus, supplemental irrigation is often needed to sustain profitable crop production. Increased water capture would efficiently improve water use and reduce irrigation amounts and other input costs, thus improving producer’s profit margin. We quantified water capturing and erosional characteristics of furrow diking by ...

Water harvesting systems have improved productivity in various regions in sub-Saharan Africa. Similarly, they can help retain water in landscapes, build resilience against droughts and dry spells, and thereby contribute to sustainable agricultural intensification. However, there is no strong empirical evidence that shows the effects of intensification of water harvesting on upstream-downstream ...