Tunisia
In: African Political, Economic, and Security Issues
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Irrigation and Soil Salinity in Tunisia -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Water Resource in Tunisia -- Water Irrigation Demand -- Major Physical Constraints in the Practice of Irrigation -- Drought -- Salinity of Irrigation Water -- Soil Salinity -- Plant and Salinity -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Combining FAO-56 with an Economic Model to Assess Deficit Irrigation of Moderate Sensible Crop for Water Stress under Semi Arid Climate -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Experimental Field -- Statistical Analysis for Model Evaluation -- Results -- Validation of FAO 56 Model on the Base of Measured Soil Water Content -- Water Use Efficiency and Gross Margin -- Conclusion -- References -- Biographical Sketch -- Chapter 3 -- Performance Evaluation of Aquacrop in Simulating Soil Water Content, Canopy Cover, and Root Development for Maize Conducted under Subsurface Drip Irrigation -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Study Area -- Climatic Aspects -- Experimental Trial -- AquaCrop Evaluation -- Model Evaluation -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Thermal Performances and Economic Analysis of Solar Water Heating Systems Feasibility for Domestic Applications in Tunisia -- Abstract -- Nomenclature -- Greek symbols -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Energy in Tunisia -- 2.1. Tunisian Energy Production and Consumption -- 2.2. Energy Strategy -- 3. DSWH Systems in Tunisia -- 4. Case Study -- 5. Experimental Apparatus and Protocol -- 6. TRNSYS Simulation Model -- 7. Thermal Performances and Economic Analysis of DSWHs -- 7.1. Thermal Performances -- 7.2. Economic Analysis -- 8. Generalized Analysis to All Tunisia -- Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5