Under climate change and in the absence of appropriate irrigation management, the use of
brackish/saline water as alternating water resources for irrigation leads to a considerable …

In semi arid and arid countries, the increase in production needs sometimes using
brackish/saline water for irrigation. In Kairouan and Mahdia (Centre of Tunisia), most of the …

Sustainability of irrigated agriculture under salinity pressure – A study in semiarid Tunisia
Bouksila, Fethi Page 1 Sustainability of irrigated agriculture under salinity pressure – A study …

Water supplies have been decreasing in several semi-arid regions, and it is therefore
necessary to adopt irrigation strategies aimed at maximizing water use efficiency. In this …

This paper reviews the human impact on land degradation through the integrated effect of
fertilization and irrigation on secondary salinization for the different cropping patterns and …

The irrigated area of Kalaat Landelous in northern Tunisia is an example of the successful
reclamation of 3000 ha of soils affected by shallow ground water levels and salinization …

Salinity problems induced by irrigation are often presented in the literature as a threat that
can only be managed at the irrigation scheme scale by installing subsurface drainage. On …

Water scarcity and salinization of arable land in Tunisia are forcing the largest water user,
the irrigation sector, to modernize and increase its efficiency. This study evaluated the …

Abstract The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region consists of twenty-one countries
located in different agroecological environments, from Mediterranean to hyper-arid climate …

In Tunisia, the expansion of irrigated area and the semiarid climate make it compulsory to
adopt strategies of water management to increase water use efficiency. Water resources in …