ICID E Bulletin 4 September 2017 • Tuesday, 2017-September-05 
Researchers integrated the capability to simultaneously measure leaf thickness and leaf electrical capacitance into a leaf sensor to monitor water stress in plants.
Credit: Penn State
AGRICULTURE
- International agriculture conference to be held in Ireland next week
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CLIMATE CHANGE
- Conservative groups shrug off link between tropical storm Harvey and climate change
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- Malawian farmers adapt in the face of climate change
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DROUGHTS
- Drought affects millions in Indonesia
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- Italy drought: Rome forced to cut water pressure
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FLOODS
- Google commits $1 million to flood relief ops in India, Nepal, Bangladesh
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FOOD SECURITY
- Most ASAL households to remain food insecure despite improved rains
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IRRIGATION
- Leaf sensors can tell farmers when crops need to be watered
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- Panel to review progress of relining of irrigation feeder canals
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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Limited water resources costing Middle East and North Africa $21bn a year
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LATEST PUBLICATION(S)
- National Agriculture Policy, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, September 2016.
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