Crop Water Requirements in Arid Lands: A Review of Practices, Yield and Water Productivity in Egypt

Author Biography

Prof Ahmed Mohamed Taha is Professor of Soil and Water Sciences at the Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt. He has published two books, four chapters, and twenty-eight research papers. He has also participated in several research projects, workshops and conferences, training courses and extension activities at national, regional and international levels. Prof Hamdy El-Houssainy Khalifa is Professor Emeritus of Soil and Water Sciences and former Director of the Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute. He has published 12 technical reports, 6 chapters, and 63 research papers, and has participated in several research projects, workshops and conferences, training courses and extension activities at national, regional and international levels. He has also supervised several MSc and PhD students, along with representing Egypt in 6 official missions to discuss methods of boosting agricultural cooperation between Egypt and foreign countries.