Results of modelling studies for the evaluation of water quality impacts of agricultural conservation practices depend heavily on the numerical procedure used to represent the practices. Herein, a method for the representation of several agricultural conservation practices with the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is developed and evaluated. The representation procedure entails identifying...

From the first awareness of agricultural sources of water pollution in the US in the 1960s, we finally see in the 1990s a commitment at the national level for agricultural non-point source (NPS) pollution control. This has been occasioned by a growing awareness that, with point sources of some pollutants largely controlled by waste-water treatment, greater attention must be paid to NPS pollutio...

Global food production needs to be increased by 60-110% between 2005 and 2050 to meet growing food and feed demand. Intensification and/or expansion of agriculture are the two main options available to meet the growing crop demands. Land conversion to expand cultivated land increases GHG emissions and impacts biodiversity and ecosystem services. Closing yield gaps to attain potential yields may...

Yoğun ve bilinçsiz gübre kullanımından kaynaklanan çevre kirliliğinin azaltılması, verim kalitede yaşanan düşüşleri önlemek üretimin ekonomik olarak sağlanması için, son yıllarda dengeli gübreleme/beslenme programlarını amaçlayan konvansiyonel tarıma alternatif olan iyi tarım uygulamaları öne çıkmaktadır. Bu amaçla, önemli turunçgil üretim alanlarından biri Adana’nın Karataş ilçesinde (İTU) uyg...