Sökning: "alternate wetting and drying"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden alternate wetting and drying.

1. 1. Alternate wetting and drying and its influence on zoonotic disease vectors in northern Vietnam : can changing the rice-growing method reduce the presence of Japanese encephalitis virus?

   Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

   Författare :Sandra Norrman; [2020]
   Nyckelord :vector; Japanese encephalitis; mosquitoes; alternate wetting and drying; Vietnam;

   Sammanfattning : Japanese encephalitis is an important disease affecting 70,000 people every year, with young children constituting the major part. Growing rice with alternate wetting and drying (AWD) methodology reduces water consumption at the same time as it contributes to a reduction in greenhouse gas emission. LÄS MER

3. 2. Rice yields under water-saving irrigation management : A meta-analysis

   Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Författare :Amanda Åberg; [2017]
   Nyckelord :Rice; yield; water scarcity; water-­saving irrigation; WSI; alternate wetting and drying; AWD; soil organic matter; soil organic carbon.;

   Sammanfattning : Water scarcity combined with an increasing world population is creating pressure to develop new methods for producing food using less water. Rice is a staple crop with a very high water demand. This study examined the success in maintaining yields under water-saving irrigation management, including alternate wetting and drying (AWD). LÄS MER