Modelling the impacts of water harvesting and climate change on rainfed maize yields in Senegal

Senegalese agriculture is threatened by climate change effects, affecting rainfall variability both at interannual and interdecadal timescales. Using FAO’s AquaCrop crop-growth model, we tested the efficiency of an in situ water harvesting technique - tied ridges - for maize cropping in the Fatick...

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Main Authors: Andrea Setti, Giulio Castelli, Lorenzo Villani, Roberto Ferrise, Elena Bresci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.j.agroengineering.org/index.php/jae/article/view/1524