Soil Water and Agronomic Productivity

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 addresses current problems associated with water supplies required for agricultural purposes and food production.

Written for professionals and students in agricultural fields, the book focuses on innovative technologies for improving soil water availability, enhancing water use efficiency, and using productive irrigation systems. It also presents techniques to conserve water in the root zone as well as remote sensing techniques to assess soil water regime and predict drought on a regional scale.

Soil water management is crucial to reducing the vulnerability to agronomic drought. There are numerous examples of aquifers that have been severely depleted by misuse and mismanagement. Soil Water and Agronomic Productivity explains the factors and causes of the mismanagement of soil water and proposes options for sustainable and efficient use of scarce water resources. Meeting the global food demand will require careful worldwide management of soil and water resources, and this can only be done by sharing information and knowledge.
Part of the Advances in Soil Science Series

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.

Water and Agronomic ProductivityGlobal Water Balance and Agronomic Production in Relation to Food SecurityRaveendra Kumar Rai and Vijay P. SinghSoil Water and Agronomic ProductionRattan LalWater Resources and AgricultureChanges in Precipitation During the Twentieth Century Across a Latitude Gradient in the United StatesAnjali Dubey and Rattan LalDesired Future Conditions for Groundwater Availability in the High Plains Aquifer SystemZ. Sheng, C. Wang, J. Gastelum, S. Zhao, and J. BordovskyCompetition Between Environmental, Urban, and Rural Groundwater Demands and the Impacts on Agriculture in Edwards Aquifer Area, TexasVenkatesh Uddameri and Vijay P. SinghSustaining Groundwater Use in South AsiaMeharban Singh Kahlon, Rattan Lal, and Pritpal Singh LubanaWater Resources and Agronomic Productivity in West Asia and North Africa RegionMostafa Ibrahim, Rattan Lal, ElSayed Abdel Bary, and Atef SwelamWater Management for Crop Production in Arid LandsA.J. Clemmens, K.F. Bronson, D.J. Hunsaker, and E. BautistaIrrigation and Soil Water ManagementSite-Specific Irrigation Management: Precision Agriculture for Improved Water-Use EfficiencySusan A. O’Shaughnessy, Steve R. Evett, Paul D. Colaizzi, Terry A. Howell, and Robert G. EvansSustainable Soil Water Management SystemsG. Basch, A. Kassam, T. Friedrich, F.L. Santos, P.I. Gubiani, A. Calegari, J.M. Reichert, and D.R. dos SantosSustainable Management of Brackish Water AgricultureP.S. MinhasChina’s Food Security and Soil Water Management: A Green-Water and Blue-Water ApproachLi Baoguo and Huang FengAgronomic Management of Soil and CropSustainable Management of Scarce Water Resource in Tropical Rainfed AgricultureSuhas P. Wani, Kaushal K. Garg, Anil Kumar Singh, and Johan RockströmManipulating Crop Geometries to Increase Yields in Dryland AreasB.A. Stewart and Rattan LalMulch Tillage for Conserving Soil WaterPaul W. Unger, R. Louis Baumhardt, and Francisco J. ArriagaEnhancing Precipitation Use Efficiency in the World’s Dryland AgroecosystemsG.A. Peterson, D.G. Westfall, and N.C. HansenHistorical and Present Usage of Shatian Gravel Mulch for Crop Production in Arid and Semiarid Regions of Northwestern ChinaLiang Wei-li, Gao Wang-sheng, Xu Qiang, and Huang Gao-baoImproving Wheat Yield and Water-Use Efficiency under Semiarid Environment: The US Southern Great Plains and China’s Loess PlateauQingwu Xue, Wenzhao Liu, and B.A. StewartPolicy and EconomicsSustainable Land and Water Management PoliciesClaudia Ringler and Ephraim NkonyaTools of Watershed ManagementWatershed Management for Erosion and Sedimentation Control Case Study: Goodwin Creek, Panola County, MSSeth M. Dabney, F. Doug Shields, Ronald L. Bingner, Roger A. Kuhnle, and James R. RigbyResearch and Development PrioritiesToward Enhancing Storage of Soil Water and Agronomic ProductivityRattan Lal