The independent Republic of Uzbekistan inherited an agrarian economy more suited to supplying foreign demands than to feeding, clothing and employing its own people. Neither the agricultural infrastructure nor the farmland and water resources of the country has been prepared for…
Winter cover cropping may mitigate the adverse effects of conventional cropping practices (bare soil during winter) by reducing runoff and increasing infiltration of rainfall. However, cover crops also deplete water through evapotranspiration. An experimental study with numerica…
In the Central Asian republic of Uzbekistan, mismanagement of irrigation has created immense environmental and economic problems. Canal systems are poorly constructed and maintained, delivery and application efficiency is low, and soil and water degradation is widespread. The di…
Notre objectif de recherche est de contribuer a l'elaboration d'une approche de gestion de l'eau qui prendrait en compte l'ensemble des acteurs et des structures en relation avec la ressource. Nous montrons d'abord qu'une approche globale ne peut reposer uniquement sur une strat…
"Groundwater and Surface Water Pollution contains almost all the technical know-how required to clean up our water supply. It provides a survey of technologies for remediation, as well as a step-by-step guide to pollution assessment for both ground and surface waters."--BOOK JAC…