Essays about: "Irrigation interval"

Found 4 essays containing the words Irrigation interval.

  1. 1. Smallholder Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Improved Access to Irrigation Water Supply in Egypt : a Contingent Valuation Approach

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Tabeer Riaz; [2023]
    Keywords : contingent valuation; double-bounded; interval model; willingness to pay; irrigation water supply; attitude; agriculture income; access to loans;

    Abstract : The agriculture sector in Egypt is heavily dependent on the River Nile's water. However, the country is facing a severe water scarcity problem, affecting crop yields, farmers' income, food security, and the environment. READ MORE

  3. 2. Plant performance in controlled environment agriculture, the effect of different ebb and flow irrigation intervals on Brassica oleracea and Lactuca sativa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)

    Author : Laurens Post; [2023]
    Keywords : Brassica; Controlled-environmental Agriculture; Ebb and flow; Hydroponics; Irrigation interval; Kale; Lactuca; Lettuce; Plant factory; Vertical farming;

    Abstract : Increasing productivity in controlled environment agriculture may decrease environmental footprint and increase profitability of food produced in a vertical farm. Irrigation may be a limiting factor when it comes to plant performance and relevant research is limited. READ MORE

  4. 3. System design choices in smartautonomous networked irrigation systems

    University essay from KTH/Maskinkonstruktion (Inst.)

    Author : Kim Öberg; Johanna Simonsson; [2014]
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    Abstract : Wireless Sensor Networks are often deployed in great numbers spanning large, sometimes hard to reach and hostile, areas with the aim of monitoring environmental conditions through the use of different sensors. Due to decreasing costs of ownership (e.g. READ MORE

  5. 4. An assessment of lake extent Changes Using four sets of satellite imagery from the Terra Look database: a case study of Lake Chad, Africa

    University essay from Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK)

    Author : Nelson Eyeni Sambi Ebenki; [2010]
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    Abstract : Lake Chad is located in Central Africa. This lake is shared by four countries namely Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Niger. The total population of the five urban areas that make up the Lake Chad drainage basin in 1991 was about 22 million inhabitants, with an average density of 22 persons/ km2. READ MORE