The article describes the technical condition of irrigation networks Talas district Zhambyl region and analyzes indicators its impact on dynamics changes in area ​​irrigated land. Based data field work carried out recent years statistics, areas irrigated arable land is shown, factors affecting reduction are identified. lands have a very convenient water supply sewerage system, but due to fact t...

background: this study was conducted to estimate the level of heavy metals accumulate in vegetables irrigated with contaminated water compared with those irrigated with fresh water in hamadan, west of iran in 2012. methods: sixty samples of different vegetables i.e., parsley, tarragon, sweat basil and leek irrigated with contaminated water and thirty six samples from three different adjacent ar...

assessment of soil quality is one of the most useful tools for evaluation the soil management condition and different land uses. quantity indices of soil quality are most suitable methods for determination and comparison of soils quality. in this study soil quality indices and selection methods of effective soil properties were compared for evaluating the soil quality in different land uses. se...

The role of urban agriculture in global food security is a topic of increasing discussion. Existing research on urban and peri-urban agriculture consists largely of case studies that frequently use disparate definitions of urban and peri-urban agriculture depending on the local context and study objectives. This lack of consistency makes quantification of the extent of this practice at the glob...