USDA-ARS Research and Development for Sustainable Dryland Agriculture
2013; American Society of Agronomy; Linguagem: Inglês
10.2135/cssaspecpub32.c3
ISSN2165-9745
AutoresSrinivas C. Rao, Herman S. Mayeux, Allen R. Dedrick,
Tópico(s)Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science
ResumoChapter 3 USDA-ARS Research and Development for Sustainable Dryland Agriculture Srinivas C. Rao, Srinivas C. Rao USDA, ARS, Grazing lands Research Laboratory, El Reno, OklahomaSearch for more papers by this authorHerman S. Mayeux, Herman S. Mayeux USDA, ARS, Grazing lands Research Laboratory, El Reno, OklahomaSearch for more papers by this authorAllen R. Dedrick, Allen R. Dedrick USDA, ARS, National Program Staff, Beltsville, MarylandSearch for more papers by this author Srinivas C. Rao, Srinivas C. Rao USDA, ARS, Grazing lands Research Laboratory, El Reno, OklahomaSearch for more papers by this authorHerman S. Mayeux, Herman S. Mayeux USDA, ARS, Grazing lands Research Laboratory, El Reno, OklahomaSearch for more papers by this authorAllen R. Dedrick, Allen R. Dedrick USDA, ARS, National Program Staff, Beltsville, MarylandSearch for more papers by this author Book Editor(s):Srinivas C. Rao, Srinivas C. RaoSearch for more papers by this authorJohn Ryan, John RyanSearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 January 2004 https://doi.org/10.2135/cssaspecpub32.c3Book Series:CSSA Special Publications AboutPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShareShare a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Summary Continued or enhanced competition for water and rising costs of irrigation underscore predictions that additional food required by a growing population must be provided in large part by more efficient and productive dry lands. Much progress was made in the last century by USDA-ARS and its partners in improving water conservation, water-use efficiency, and the productivity of dry land crops. Conservation tillage with surface residue cover enhances water infiltration, reduces evaporation, and protects soils from erosion. New crop cultivars with short statures, deep and extensive root systems, and reduced growing seasons will play an important role in avoiding drought. New technologies such as remote sensing of soil water content and long-term weather outlooks present numerous opportunities for reducing risks in dryland agriculture. Advances in biotechnology have only begun to provide novel approaches to the development of drought-tolerant agricultural crops. These and other technologies continue to provide opportunities to achieve efficiency and profitability in dry land agriculture, and will continue to be the focus of the USDA-ARS research program. References Apse, M.P., G.S. Aharon, W.S. Snedden, and E. Blumwald. 1999. Salt tolerance conferred by overexpression of a vacuolar Na+/H+ antiport in Arabidopsis. 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