Alternate wetting and drying irrigation for rice in Bangladesh: Is it sustainable and has plant breeding something to offer?

AH Price, GJ Norton, DE Salt… - Food and Energy …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The crop management practice of alternate wetting and drying (AWD) is being promoted by
IRRI and the national research and extension program in Bangladesh and other parts of the …

Sustainability in the water–energy–food nexus

A Bhaduri, C Ringler, I Dombrowski, R Mohtar… - Water …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Today we are more than ever convinced that security in food, energy and water is
interwoven with human, economic and environmental sustainability, and that this interplay is …

The impact of climate change on regional water balances in Bangladesh

JM Kirby, M Mainuddin, F Mpelasoka, MD Ahmad… - Climatic change, 2016 - Springer
The probable effect of climate change on the water available for use in Bangladesh is not
well known. We calculate monthly water balances for five main regions of Bangladesh to …

Assessing recent impacts of climate change on design water requirement of Boro rice season in Bangladesh

ARMT Islam, S Shen, S Yang, Z Hu, R Chu - Theoretical and Applied …, 2019 - Springer
Water requirement is sensitive to the impacts of climate change, especially in Bangladesh
because of limited freshwater availability in the dry season, despite the fact that the country's …

Yield, profitability, and prospects of irrigated Boro rice cultivation in the North-West region of Bangladesh

M Mainuddin, MM Alam, M Maniruzzaman, MJ Kabir… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The North-West (NW) region of Bangladesh is pivotal for the country's agricultural
development, mainly in producing irrigated Boro rice. However, increasing cost of irrigation …

Relação entre padrões de uso e ocupação do solo e qualidade da água em uma bacia hidrográfica urbana

JPC Menezes, RP Bittencourt, MS Farias… - … Sanitária e Ambiental, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
RESUMO O uso ea ocupação do solo alteram sensivelmente os processos físico-químicos e
biológicos dos sistemas naturais. Dessa forma, os mananciais de superfície são …

The water–energy–food (WEF) security nexus: the policy perspective of Bangladesh

AK Gain, C Giupponi, D Benson - Sustainability in the Water …, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
Of all natural resources, water, food and energy are the most critical to sustaining life. Given
the rise in the human population, economic development and the inevitable consequences …

Challenges of sustainable groundwater management for large scale irrigation under changing climate in Lower Ganga River basin in India

J Das, ATMS Rahman, T Mandal, P Saha - Groundwater for sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
Groundwater based irrigation is one of the key factors for rapid agricultural development in
India. Therefore, understanding the sustainability of irrigation water management is utmost …

Groundwater use for irrigation and its productivity: status and opportunities for crop intensification for food security in Bangladesh

MD Ahmad, M Kirby, MS Islam, MJ Hossain… - Water resources …, 2014 - Springer
Bangladesh has a large and growing population that will demand more food and place
greater pressure on resources. Dry season irrigated Boro rice production is important for …