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Title: IRRIGATION OF FRUIT TREES AND VINES: AN INTRODUCTION

Author
item FERERES, ELIAS
item Evans, Robert

Submitted to: Irrigation Science
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/10/2005
Publication Date: 10/26/2005
Citation: Fereres, E., Evans, R.G. 2005. Irrigation of fruit trees and vines: an introduction. Irrigation Science. 24:55-57.

Interpretive Summary: The anticipated population growth in the coming decades will place large, world wide demands to increase the global production of animal/fish protein, food fiver, livestock feed and biofuels. This will put a tremendous strain on already stressed worldwide agricultural resources and declining arable land base. The current commodity surpluses are unlikely to last in the face of increasing population coupled with the worldwide decrease in ocean fisheries and the steady loss of productive lands due to soil erosion and degradation. Global climate change is further exacerbating the problems in ways that will have lasting impacts through changing temperatures and likely changed in annual rainfall amounts and regional distribution patterns.

Technical Abstract: The anticipated population growth in the coming decades will place large, world wide demands to increase the global production of animal/fish protein, food fiver, livestock feed and biofuels. This will put a tremendous strain on already stressed worldwide agricultural resources and declining arable land base. The current commodity surpluses are unlikely to last in the face of increasing population coupled with the worldwide decrease in ocean fisheries and the steady loss of productive lands due to soil erosion and degradation. Global climate change is further exacerbating the problems in ways that will have lasting impacts through changing temperatures and likely changed in annual rainfall amounts and regional distribution patterns.