Some Methods of Water Conservation in Agriculture which may also be Integrated to Achieve Higher Productivity and Quality Ecologically I. Impacts of Global Warming and Climate Change on Agricultural Production

Authors : A Ergin DUYGU

Pages : 71-92

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Publication Date : 2020-06-15

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Abstract While global warming is changing the climate dramatically and adversely impacting many aspects of the physiology of plants, and fertility of soils, the need for more efficient use of water in agricultural practices is increasing. Although there are many well established and widely used practices improving water retention and use efficiency in agricultural production, some others still need to be introduced and/or reminded to new prospective users in different regions or to the farmers growing different crops etc. Because, some of the results obtained by researchers in the laboratories or experimental fields do not attract attention of practitioners, or some successful applications in some regions may not draw interest of the scientists and prospective beneficiaries living elsewhere. It is attempted to review and discuss some of such promising methods and practices here, in order to attract attention to the need of evaluation and assessment of new approaches to find solutions to the intensifying environmental and socioeconomic problems.
Keywords : Plant physiology, global warming, ecological agriculture