Soil Water Conservation. Dynamics and Impact

• Main Author: Pirastru, Mario (auth)
• Other Authors: Keesstra, Saskia (auth), Di Prima, Simone (auth), Castellini, Mirko (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Environmental science, engineering & technology; single-ring infiltrometer; water and soil conservation; van Genuchten model; vegetable production; tillage erosion; water infiltration; saturated soil hydraulic conductivity; sustainable land management; subsurface flow; delta plain; tied ridges; adaptation; spatial scale; vineyards; Richards equation; Follow-the-Innovation; hillslope; crop yields; transdisciplinary research; the meshless method; TOPMODEL; upgrading strategies; bimsoils; fraction transpiration soil water; saturated hydraulic conductivity; soil infiltration; cereals; FDR sensor; EM38; relative transpiration; infiltration; laboratory experiment; the Trefftz method; conservation agriculture; soil moisture storage; age of planting; DSSAT; Xin'anjiang model; local perception; numerical model; transient; soil tillage; field-saturated soil hydraulic conductivity; soil properties; soil erosion; polyurethane foam; multi-parameter evaluation; post-fire soil hydraulic characterization; shallow groundwater; distributed model; Beerkan method; environmental change; response surface methodology; soil; The Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM) software; three-dimensional model; decision tree modeling; water availability; bottomless bucket method; field observation; Malawi; specific leaf water content; yield; unsaturated soil; critical hydraulic gradient (CHG); sap flow; olive grove; infiltration rate; nitrogen use efficiency; field scattering; AquaCrop; microdose fertilization; data analysis procedures; macropore network; rainfall variability; soil block; innovation development; seedbed preparation; food security; peer effects; soil water content; electromagnetic induction meter (EM); soil water storage
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Human needs like food and clean water are directly related to good maintenance of healthy and productive soils. A good understanding of human impact on the natural environment is therefore necessary to preserve and manage soil and water resources. This knowledge is particularly important in semi-ari...