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Agriculture in Semi-Arid Environments

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Editors:
  1. Anthony E. Hall

    1. Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA
      Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA
      College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA

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  2. Glen H. Cannell

    1. Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA
      Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA
      College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA

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  3. Harry W. Lawton

    1. Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA
      Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA
      College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA

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Part of the book series: Ecological Studies (ECOLSTUD, volume 34)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Ancient Agricultural Systems in Dry Regions

    • H. W. Lawton, P. J. Wilke
    Pages 1-44

  3. Development of Present Dryland Farming Systems

    • L. Bowden
    Pages 45-72

  4. Semi-Arid Climates: Their Definition and Distribution

    • H. P. Bailey
    Pages 73-97

  5. Agroclimatology Applied to Water Management in the Sudanian and Sahelian Zones of Africa

    • C. Dancette, A. E. Hall
    Pages 98-118

  6. Microbiological and Biochemical Aspects of Semi-Arid Agricultural Soils

    • D. D. Focht, J. P. Martin
    Pages 119-147

  7. Crop Adaptation to Semi-Arid Environments

    • A. E. Hall, K. W. Foster, J. G. Waines
    Pages 148-179

  8. Water Transport Through Soil, Plant, and Atmosphere

    • W. A. Jury
    Pages 180-199

  9. Crop Management in Semi-Arid Environments

    • W. H. Isom, G. F. Worker
    Pages 200-223

  10. Soil Management in Semi-Arid Environments

    • D. W. Henderson
    Pages 224-237

  11. Erosion and Its Control in Semi-Arid Regions

    • G. H. Cannell, L. V. Weeks
    Pages 238-256

  12. Diseases and Nematode Pests in Semi-Arid West Africa

    • S. D. Van Gundy, M. Luc
    Pages 257-265

  13. Weed Control

    • L. S. Jordan, D. L. Shaner
    Pages 266-296

  14. The Interaction Between Cultivation and Livestock Production in Semi-Arid Africa

    • R. L. McCown, G. Haaland, C. de Haan
    Pages 297-332

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 333-342
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About this book

The semi-arid zones of the world are fragile ecosystems which are being sub­ stantially modified by the activities of mankind. Increasing human populations have resulted in greater demands on semi-arid zones for providing human susten­ ance and the possibility that this may enhance desertification is a grave concern. These zones are harsh habitats for humans. The famines that resulted from drought during the late 1960's and the 1970's in the African Sahel illustrated the unreliability of present agricultural systems in this zone. Large fluctuations in ag­ ricultural production have occurred in semi-arid zones of Australia, North Ameri­ ca, and the Soviet Union due to periodic droughts, even though considerable ag­ ricultural technology has been devoted to agricultural development in these zones. The challenge to mankind is to manage these different semi-arid zones so that pro­ ductivity is increased and stabilized, and environmental deterioration is decreased. Irrigation can be used to increase and stabilize agricultural production in semi-arid zones as discussed in Volume 5 of this series, Arid Zone Irrigation. The present volume, Agriculture in Semi-Arid Environments, focuses on dryland farming in semi-arid zones, and is relevant to the large areas of the world where rainfall is limiting and where water is not available for irrigation. This volume is designed to assist agricultural development in these areas and consists of reviews and analyses of available information by scientists working in Africa, Australia, and at the U ni­ versity of California.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA

    Anthony E. Hall, Glen H. Cannell, Harry W. Lawton

  • Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA

    Anthony E. Hall, Glen H. Cannell, Harry W. Lawton

  • College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Riverside, USA

    Anthony E. Hall, Glen H. Cannell, Harry W. Lawton

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Agriculture in Semi-Arid Environments

  • Editors: Anthony E. Hall, Glen H. Cannell, Harry W. Lawton

  • Series Title: Ecological Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67328-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1979

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-67330-6Published: 27 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-67328-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0070-8356

  • Series E-ISSN: 2196-971X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 342

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general, Biomedicine general

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