Search for dissertations about: "Thesis in irrigation"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 136 swedish dissertations containing the words Thesis in irrigation.
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21. Irrigation with saline water using low-cost drip-irrigation systems in sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract : In the scope of future population support, agricultural productivity, in particular in sub-Saharan Africa, has to increase drastically to meet the UN’s millennium development goals of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger by 2015. Water availability in the root-zone limits crop production in large parts of the developing world. READ MORE
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22. Agricultural expansion impacts on wetland ecosystem services from Kilombero Valley, Tanzania
Abstract : Land use change has major impact on the world’s wetland ecosystems and biodiversity. The motivation behind this change has been to increase agricultural production, often resulting in negative effects on water quality and soil fertility. READ MORE
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23. Arsenic in Alluvial Aquifers in the Meghna Basin, Southeastern Bangladesh : Hydrogeological and Geochemical Characterisation
Abstract : Elevated levels of arsenic (As) in Bangladesh groundwater has emerged as a massive calamity exposing a large population to the risk of As toxicity from drinking water sources and agricultural products. Holocene alluvial aquifers in the delta- and flood-plains of the Ganges-Brahmaputra- Meghna (GBM) river systems are severely affected by high levels of As in groundwater. READ MORE
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24. Surgical treatment strategies of chronic subdural hematoma
Abstract : Background: A subdural collection of old blood is called a chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH). A cSDH of sufficient volume becomes symptomatic and neurosurgical evacuation is then necessary. The recurrence rate (5-21%) after surgery is high and evidence-based guidelines regarding the optimal treatment to diminish recurrence is lacking. READ MORE
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25. Epiphytic lichen responses to nitrogen deposition
Abstract : Nitrogen (N) deposition has increased globally over the last 150 years and further increase is predicted for the future. Nitrogen is an important nutrient for lichens, involved in many processes in both photobiont and mycobiont. However, N can be a stressor, causing many lichens and lichen communities to disappear with increased deposition. READ MORE