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Drought Management on Farmland

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  • © 2000

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Authors:
  1. J. S. Whitmore

    1. Climatique Consultancy, Pretoria, South Africa
      Hydrological Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
      University of Pretoria, South Africa

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Part of the book series: Water Science and Technology Library (WSTL, volume 35)

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • J. S. Whitmore
    Pages 1-3

  3. Drought Concepts and Characteristics

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    Pages 4-12

  4. Principles of Drought Risk Management

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    Pages 13-20

  5. Soil Management in Relation to Drought

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    Pages 21-35

  6. Soil Cultivation and Tillage in Drought-Prone Areas

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    Pages 36-48

  7. Plant Responses to Drought

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    Pages 49-63

  8. Cropping Systems for Moisture Economy

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    Pages 64-78

  9. Hardy and Drought-Evasive Cereal Crops

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    Pages 79-97

  10. Edible Legumes for Drought-Prone Regions

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    Pages 98-105

  11. Vegetables for Drought-Prone Areas

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    Pages 106-111

  12. Drought-Hardy Oil-Producing Crops

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    Pages 112-119

  13. Root, Tuber and Fibre Crops

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    Pages 120-127

  14. Deciduous and Berry Fruits

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    Pages 128-139

  15. Fairly Drought-Tolerant Citrus, Subtropical and Tropical Fruits

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    Pages 140-150

  16. Nuts

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    Pages 151-154

  17. Miscellaneous Crops

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    Pages 155-166

  18. Water Storage on Farms

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    Pages 167-175

  19. Curbing Evaporative Loss of Stored Water

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    Pages 176-185

  20. Water Harvesting

    • J. S. Whitmore
    Pages 186-198
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About this book

At last, integrated management of drought on farms is dealt with in one comprehensive book. Although drought is a highly variable, near-universal natural phenomenon which has repercussions on a country's water and food supplies and many other sectors of the economy, there are many ways of avoiding, resisting and mitigating the effects of drought. Pro-active preparedness entails using the principles of risk management to upgrade the drought resistance of a farm systematically, and to have auxiliary contingency plans at the ready for use during unusually long droughts. The book provides tools for these strategies as it covers the management of water, soils, crops, rangeland, fodder and livestock, and many other drought-related topics.
Audience: This book will be an important source of information for university and college staff and students in agricultural sciences, water and land use, environmental management, geography and risk management, and also farmers, agricultural advisors and policy makers.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Climatique Consultancy, Pretoria, South Africa

    J. S. Whitmore

  • Hydrological Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa

    J. S. Whitmore

  • University of Pretoria, South Africa

    J. S. Whitmore

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Drought Management on Farmland

  • Authors: J. S. Whitmore

  • Series Title: Water Science and Technology Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9562-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5998-2Published: 31 January 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5333-6Published: 09 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-9562-9Published: 14 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0921-092X

  • Series E-ISSN: 1872-4663

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 360

  • Topics: Agriculture, Hydrogeology, Environmental Management

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