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1 Smith, C. J.; Wright, G. C.; Woodroofe, M. R. 1988. The effect of irrigation and Nitrogen fertilizer on rapeseed (Brassica napus) production in south-eastern Australia: II - Nitrogen accumulation and oil yield. Irrigation Science, 9(1):15-25.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H03686)
2 Evans, R. G.; Smith, C. J.; Mitchell, P. D.; Newton, P. J. 1990. Furrow infiltration on nontilled beds with cracking soils. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 116(5):714-733.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H06877)
3 Smith, C. J.; Whitfield, D. M. 1992. Uptake of 15N-labelled nitrate by irrigated wheat. Irrigation Science, 13(3):141-144.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H011461)
4 Smith, C. J.; Chalk, P. M.; Noble, C. L.; Prendergast, J. B.; Robertson, F. 1993. Nitrogen fixation in a white clover-grass pasture irrigated with saline groundwater. Irrigation Science, 13(4):189-194.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H012431)
5 Snow, V. O.; Bond, W. J.; Myers, B. J.; Theiveyanathan, S.; Smith, C. J.; Benyon, R. G. 1999. Modelling the water balance of effluent-irrigated trees. Agricultural Water Management, 39(1):47-67.
Computer models ; Simulation models ; Irrigation water ; Water quality ; Effluents ; Water balance ; Drainage ; Leaching ; Eucalyptus ; Plant growth ; Water requirements ; Soil properties ; Water use / Australia / New South Wales / Murray-Darling basin
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: PER Record No: H023934)
6 Smith, C. J.; Oster, J. D.; Sposito, G. 2015. Potassium and magnesium in irrigation water quality assessment. Agricultural Water Management, 157:59-64. (The Jim Oster Special Issue) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2014.09.003]
Irrigation water ; Wastewater irrigation ; Water quality ; Assessment ; Potassium ; Magnesium ; Sodium ; Soil hydraulic properties ; Hydraulic conductivity / USA / Australia / California
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047500)
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There is a growing trend of K replacing Na in wastewaters from agricultural industries to reduce the adverse effects of irrigation with these waters on soil hydraulic properties. However, problems with soil physical properties caused by wastewaters with high concentrations of K have been reported in both Australia and California. A review of the literature dating back to the 1930s supports the general conclusion that the relative order of deleterious effect on soil hydraulic properties of the four common cations in soils is Na >K> Mg > Ca. This paper explores the capabilities of the Cation Ratio of Structural Stability (CROSS), a generalized Sodium Adsorption Ratio incorporating all four cations, as an improved irrigation water quality parameter. This new parameter includes a coefficient for K that accounts for its relative deleterious effect as compared with Na and another coefficient for Mg that accounts for its relative beneficial effect as compared with Ca. Based on optimizing CROSS using threshold electrolyte concentration data for a Sodosol from the Riverina Region of Australia, the deleterious effect of K is estimated to be about one-third of that of Na, while the concentration of Mg needs to be about an order of magnitude larger than Ca to have the same beneficial effect.
7 Rainard, M.; Smith, C. J.; Pachauri, S. 2023. Gender equality and climate change mitigation: are women a secret weapon? Frontiers in Climate, 5:946712. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2023.946712]
Gender equality ; Gender mainstreaming ; Women ; Climate change mitigation ; Climate change adaptation ; Policies ; Nexus approaches ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Goal 13 Climate action ; Greenhouse gas emissions ; Vulnerability ; Indicators ; Economic aspects ; Economic growth ; Political aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051918)
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fclim.2023.946712/pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051918.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051918.pdf
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An orthodox assumption frames gender equality as a panacea to the climate crisis, whereby empowering women is assumed to have tremendous positive effects on countries' environmental performances. However, the gender-climate nexus literature often disregards feminist epistemology, detrimentally integrating harmful gendered assumptions within its analyses, and therefore policy recommendations. To remedy this, links between gender equality and climate change mitigation action were investigated, through a mixed-method approach, which includes feminist theories. Two metrics of gender equity, the Global Gender Gap Index and the Gender Inequality Index, and their correlations to a sustainability metric, the Environmental Performance Index, were analyzed. This quantitative analysis was enriched by 13 interviews with gender-climate experts. Results showed that, despite statistically significant correlations between both gender equality indices and the Environmental Performance Index, the positive relationship between gender equality and environmental performances is contextual and multi-faceted. Disregarding situated gender constructs, understanding gender as binary, and positing women as a homogeneous group, all mask multiple interactions between gender equality and climate change mitigation. Unveiling these interactions necessitates better integration of radical gender theories within climate change science through interdisciplinary research, permitting epistemological pluralism. To further this, a methodological framework is proposed, to help guide environmental researchers willing to consider gender in their work. Furthermore, the impact of gender mainstreaming within climate policies is explored, presenting subsequent policy recommendations. Finally, findings and the systemic transformation potential of gender equality, amongst other forms of equality, are discussed, reinforcing the idea that there is no climate justice without gender justice, and that justice and equality are cornerstones of sustainable societies.
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