Land and Water Resources

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Forages for the Red Soils Area of China

Publication Code: 

WP55

Author(s): 

J.M. Scott, D.A. MacLeod, Minggang Xu & A J Casanova
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This working paper covers the proceedings of an international workshop held in Jianyang, Fujian Province, Peoples Republic of China on the 6-9 October 1997

Watershed Management for Water Quality Improvement: the role of agricultural research

Publication Code: 

WP52

Author(s): 

Willett, I.R & Porter, K.S
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Land and water management is increasingly being based on watersheds

Sustainable intensification of Rabi cropping in southern Bangladesh using wheat and mungbean

Publication Code: 

TR078

Price: 

$60.00

Author(s): 

H.M. Rawson (ed.)
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This report summarises findings from an ACIAR project that aimed to lift agricultural productivity in southern Bangladesh and address the large and growing wheat deficit of the country. The challenge was to determine whether wheat or other short-duration Rabi (dry-season) crops, including mungbean, could be grown profitably under the hot, humid and sometimes saline conditions of this region.

Using seasonal climate forecasting in agriculture: a participatory decision-making approach

Publication Code: 

TR059

Price: 

$9.00

Author(s): 

A K S Huda & R G Packham
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The challenge in using seasonal forecasting in agriculture is to assess and capture the potential benefits so that the well-being of people is improved in terms of increased food security, protection of the resource base, lower costs or better economic outcomes within the community

Mapping land resource potential and agricultural pressure in Papua New Guinea

Publication Code: 

TR050

Price: 

$10.00

Author(s): 

L W Hanson, R M Bourke, B J Allen and T J McCarthy
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This report outlines the development of new methods to assess land resource potential and agricultural pressure in Papua New Guinea

A new soil conservation methodology and application to cropping systems in tropical steeplands

Publication Code: 

TR040

Price: 

$27.00

Author(s): 

K J Coughlan & C W Rose
TR40

This technical report documents what may become something of a watershed in terms of the field investigation of soil erosion and soil conservation in biophysical terms

Utilisation of remote sensing in the South Pacific

Publication Code: 

TR019

Price: 

$25.00

Author(s): 

D van Claasen
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Remote sensing is the interpretation of aerial photographs and electronic multispectral scanner (MSS) images in order to acquire information about the quantity, quality and distribution of terrestrial and marine resources

Assessing the extent and causes of degradation in India's arid rangelands

Publication Code: 

RN27

Author(s): 

Margaret Friedel
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Land use pressures are increasing degradation in India's arid zone

Management of Irrigation Areas: Irrigation Management in the Red River Delta of Vietnam

Publication Code: 

RN22

Author(s): 

H Malano
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Vietnam's future food security depends on the country's ability to expand agricultural production, and this in turn will rely heavily on the increased efficiency of irrigation systems associated with the Red River Delta in the country's north and the Mekong Delta in the south

Permanent beds and rice-residue management for rice–wheat systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plain

Publication Code: 

PR127

Price: 

$45.00

Author(s): 

Humphreys, E., Roth, C.H. (Eds)
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The proceedings of a workshop on permanent raised beds for irrigated rice–wheat and alternative cropping systems.

Improving the management of irrigation schemes in Vietnam

Publication Code: 

PR118

Price: 

$18.00

Author(s): 

H M Malano, Biju A George & B Davidson
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Contains the main findings of a project carried out in Vietnam which focused on the operation and management of publicly managed irrigation systems

Water in agriculture

Publication Code: 

PR116

Price: 

$25.00

Author(s): 

V Seng, E Craswell, S Fukai & K Fischer
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The availability of water and water quality are major concerns for everyone

Modelling nutrient management in tropical cropping systems

Publication Code: 

PR114

Price: 

$22.00

Author(s): 

R J Delve & M E Probert
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This is an end-of-project workshop proceedings with contributions from Africa, Asia, Australia and Latin America, focusing on improving capabilities in crop modelling for tropical cropping systems

Water policy reform: lessons from Asia and Australia

Publication Code: 

PR106

Price: 

$25.00

Author(s): 

Donna Brennan (ed)
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Proceedings of an international workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand which brought together researchers working in the area of water resource management

Agrochemical pollution of water resources

Publication Code: 

PR104

Price: 

$25.00

Author(s): 

R B Salama & R Kookana (eds)
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This volume records the main research findings of ACIAR Project LWR1/1994/054 as presented to a conference held in Thailand on 16-18 February 2000

Biological and integrated control of water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes

Publication Code: 

PR102

Price: 

$17.00

Author(s): 

M H Julien (ed.)
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These proceedings represent the current status of work on water hyacinth world-wide and include new research initiatives, overviews of water hyacinth implementation programs in various countries and a proposal for a mechanism to facilitate the dessemination of information on water hyacinth through a clearinghouse

Towards better management of soils contaminated with tannery waste

Publication Code: 

PR088

Price: 

$23.00

Author(s): 

R Naidu, I R Willett, S Mahimairajah, R Kookana & K Ramasamy (eds)
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Leather production is a major industry in India and makes a significant contribution to the country's export earnings

Agricultural impacts on groundwater quality

Publication Code: 

PR061

Price: 

$28.00

Author(s): 

B Y Aminuddin, M L Sharma & I R Willett (edS)
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Groundwater contamination has been linked to intensive agriculture in many industrialised countries in temperate regions

Soil organic matter management for sustainable agriculture

Publication Code: 

PR056

Price: 

$25.00

Author(s): 

R D B Lefroy, G Blair & E T Craswell (eds)
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These proceedings came from a workshop in Ubon, Thailand, designed to review current research and identify future research opportunities in the areas of soil organic matter dynamics and nutrient cycling in tropical and temperate regions -- topics already included in ACIAR projects that have attempted to assist smallholders to manage their lands by improving soil fertility and reducing soil losses

Productive use of saline lands

Publication Code: 

PR042

Price: 

$20.00

Author(s): 

Neil Davidson & Richard Calloway (eds)
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Salt-affected soils pose hazardous conditions for plant establishment

Forages on red soils in China

Publication Code: 

PR038

Price: 

$20.00

Author(s): 

P M Horne, D A MacLeod & J M Scott (eds)
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The red soils region of south central China has been the focus of recent research as it represents large areas of upland cropping and animal enterprises

Sustainable agriculture on marginal uplands of southeast Asia

Publication Code: 

PR033

Price: 

$20.00

Author(s): 

G Blair & R Lefroy (eds)
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These proceedings review the resources available for achieving sustainable development of upland areas in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand, and examine some of the problems that must be overcome

Sulfur fertilizer policy for lowland and upland cropping systems in Indonesia

Publication Code: 

PR029

Price: 

$20.00

Author(s): 

G Blair & R Lefroy (eds)
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ACIAR has supported a wide range of fertilizer-related projects within its plant nutrition program

Partners Magazine November 2007 - February 2008

Publication Code: 

PMg Nov 07-Feb 08
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Partners magazine November 2007 - February 2008 is focused on climate change.

Soil constraints and management package (SCAMP): guidelines for sustainable management of tropical upland soils

Publication Code: 

MN130

Price: 

$28.00

Author(s): 

Philip W. Moody and Phan Thi Cong
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This book describes a decision-support framework called the Soil Constraints and Management Package (SCAMP).

Planters and their components: types, attributes,functional requirements, classification and description [Persian translation]

Publication Code: 

MN121a

Author(s): 

J.R. Murray, J.N. Tullberg and B.B. Basnet
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A major constraint to adoption of improved resource-conserving cropping systems in developing countries is the lack of simple planting equipment. This manual provides a valuable reference for research and extension personnel engaged in the selection, adaptation and/or construction of complete planters appropriate to specific soil, crop, climate and residue conditions. FOR HARD COPIES, PLEASE CONTACT ACIAR.

Landcare in the Philippines: stories of people and places

Publication Code: 

MN112

Price: 

$45.00

Author(s): 

J Metcalfe (ed)
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This book contains a wide perspective of individual stories about the development of landcare in the Philippines, richly illustrated with more than 170 colour photos and maps

Regional water and soil assessment for managing sustainable agriculture in China and Australia

Publication Code: 

MN084

Price: 

$50.00

Author(s): 

T R McVicar, Li Rui, J Walker, R W Fitzpatrick & Liu Changming
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This book summarises the results of a collaborative project between Chinese and Australian scientists to improve agricultural water use efficiency and thereby increase agricultural productivity and sustainability in the North China Plain and the Loess Plateau in China and the Murray Darling Basin in Australia

Food, water and war: security in a world of conflict

Publication Code: 

MN073

Author(s): 

J Lawrence (ed.)
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This report is a record of a conference conducted by the Crawford Fund for International Agricultural Research at Parliament House, Canberra, 15 August 2000

Biological control of water hyacinth

Publication Code: 

MN060

Price: 

$26.00

Author(s): 

M H Julien, M W Griffith & A D Wright (eds)
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(Available electronically only) Water hyacinth is widely recognised as the world's worst aquatic weed.