The future of date palm cultivation in the Lower Jordan Valley of the West Bank

The future of date palm cultivation in the Lower Jordan Valley of the West Bank

Abstract High water consumption and specific soil requirements warrant a long-term planning for date palm cultivation. Hence, this study presents a detailed procedure to calculate water and land balances that assess the suitability for date palm cultivation in three districts of the West Bank. It ap...

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Main Authors: B. G. J. S. Sonneveld, A. Marei, M. D. Merbis, A. Alfarra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-06-01
Series:Applied Water Science
Subjects:
Date palm
Irrigation
West Bank
Salinity
Cost benefit analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13201-018-0746-2

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