Supplemental Irrigation: A promising Climate-Smart Practice for Dryland Agriculture
Published Date
March 01, 2018
Type
Brief
Authors:
Theib Yousef Oweis Oweis, Francis H. Kemeze, Julian Schnetzer
Supplemental irrigation - the addition of
limited amounts of water to essentially
rainfed crops to improve and stabilize
yields when rainfall fails to provide
sufficient moisture for normal plant
growth - is an effective response to
alleviating the adverse effects of soil
moisture stress on the yield of rainfed
crops during dry spells. Supplemental
irrigation, especially during critical crop
growth stages, can improve crop yield
and water productivity.
Citation:
Vinay Nangia, Theib Oweis, Francis Kemeze, Julian Schnetzer. (1/3/2018). Supplemental Irrigation: A promising Climate-Smart Practice for Dryland Agriculture. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
Keywords:
climate change
drylands
food security
livelihoods
supplemental irrigation
climate-smart agriculture