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Forages for the Red Soils Area of China
Publication Code:
WP55
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Salt-affected soils pose hazardous conditions for plant establishment
Forages on red soils in China
Publication Code:
PR038
Price:
$20.00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
(Available electronically only) Water hyacinth is widely recognised as the world's worst aquatic weed.
