| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 262 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
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Earthscan Studies in Natural Resource Management |
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Earthscan studies in natural resource management.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART 1 Combating land degradation, water harvesting and supplemental irrigation; 1 Introduction; 2 Selection and characterization of the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed research site, North Gondar zone, Ethiopia; 3 Socio-economic characterization of the Gumara-Maksegnit watershed; 4 Predicting soil attributes for environmental modelling; 5 Assessment of forest cover change and its environmental impacts using multi-temporal and multi-spectral satellite images |
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6 Crop type identification using multi-temporal and multi-spectral satellite images7 Assessment of current land use and potential soil and water conservation measures on surface run-off and sediment yield; 8 Monitoring of surface run-off and soil erosion processes; 9 Demonstration and evaluation of water harvesting and supplementary irrigation to improve agricultural productivity; PART 2 Improving land productivity; 10 Performance evaluation of bread wheat varieties; 11 Chickpea participatory variety selection for the vertisol of the watershed |
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12 Participatory variety selection of improved food barley varieties13 Demonstration and promotion of improved food barley, bread wheat and faba bean technologies; 14 Effect of compost and chemical fertilizer on wheat production and soil properties; 15 On-farm evaluation and demonstration of animal drawn mouldboard and Gavin ploughs; 16 Participatory evaluation of mobile tree nursery; PART 3 Livestock and forage improvement; 17 Characterization of the goat population and breeding practices of goat owners; 18 Adaptability of vetch (Vicia spp); Index |
| Notes |
Also available in print edition |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Land degradation -- Environmental aspects
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General.
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Land degradation -- Environmental aspects
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ziadat, Feras
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Wondimu Bayu
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| ISBN |
9781315754444 |
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1315754444 |
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