Plant Biology & Agricultural Sciences

Agricultural water management

The scope includes many aspects such as irrigation and evacuation of cultivated areas, classification and storage of rainwater with respect to soil properties and vegetation cover; role of groundwater and surface water in nutrient athletics, water balance issues, use and conservation of water resources, flood management, erosion and desert runoff, water quality and pollution from agricultural water and agricultural waters, effects of land use on water resources, water for recreation in rural areas and economic and legal aspects of water use. Basic soil-water-plant relationships are considered only to the extent that they are relevant to agricultural water management.