Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction to the Agriculture Productivity in Tunisia -- Introduction to "Agriculture Productivity in Tunisia Under Stressed Environment" -- 1 Background -- 2 Themes of the Book -- 3 Chapters' Summary -- 3.1 Overview of Tunisian Sustainable Agriculture -- 3.2 Sustainable Agriculture Water Management -- 3.3 Tunisian Marine and Terrestrial Living Environment -- References -- Overview of Tunisian Sustainable Agriculture -- Assessment of the Environmental Sustainability of Family Farming: The Case of Cereal Sector in Tunisia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cereal Sector in Tunisia -- 3 Methodological Framework -- 4 Data -- 5 Empirical Results and Discussion -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Sustainability and Plasticity of the Olive Tree Cultivation in Arid Conditions -- 1 History Overview -- 2 Importance of the Olive Sector -- 2.1 Cultivated Area, Tree Number and Varieties -- 2.2 Production -- 3 Genetic Resources -- 4 Environmental Conditions of the Olive Specie -- 5 Temperature -- 5.1 Rainfall -- 5.2 Light -- 5.3 Soil -- 6 Shoot Architecture and Olive Tree Biology -- 7 Training System for Sustainable Olive Orchard -- 8 Orchard Management for Sustainable Olive Cultivation -- 8.1 Soil Management -- 8.2 Water Use -- 8.3 Fertilization Strategy -- 8.4 Pest Control -- 9 Conclusions -- 10 Recommendations -- References -- Tunisian Date Cultivars: Economical Aspect, Physicochemical Properties, Sensory Characterization and Potential Valorization -- 1 Introduction -- 2 History and Symbolic Meaning -- 3 Importance of Dates -- 4 Traditional Use of Dates -- 5 Identification of Common and Non-common Cultivars -- 5.1 Early and Fresh Dates -- 5.2 Soft Dates -- 5.3 Dry Dates -- 6 Dates Characterization -- 6.1 Physiological Characterization -- 6.2 Dates: A Nourishing Fruit with an Exceptional Composition -- 6.3 Sensory Characterization. , 7 Dates Cultivars Valorization -- 7.1 Valorization in Food Industries -- 7.2 Valorization of Date Sorting Gaps by Drying to Obtain a Powder for Animal Feed -- 7.3 Valorization in Cosmetics and Artisanal Products -- 7.4 Energy Production -- 7.5 Manufacture of Date Palm wood and Furniture with Liquid Wood -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Ecological Distribution, Phytochemistry and Biological Properties of Rosa Species in Tunisia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Taxonomic Characters of Rosa Species in Tunisia -- 2.1 Rosa Dumetorum Thuil. -- 2.2 Rosa Pomifera L. -- 2.3 Rosa Rubigenosa L. -- 2.4 Rosa Canina L. -- 2.5 Rosa Moschata Herrm. -- 2.6 Rosa Sempervirens L. -- 2.7 Rosa Gallica L. -- 2.8 Rosa Sicula Tratt. -- 2.9 Rosa Agrestis Savi. -- 2.10 Rosa Stylosa Desv. -- 2.11 Rosa Micrantha Sm. -- 3 Prospection and Localization of Different Rosa Species Inventoried in Tunisia -- 4 Ecological Characteristics of Some Species of Rosa in Tunisia -- 4.1 Edaphic Characteristics of Species Distribution Areas of Rosa Sp. in Northern and Central Tunisia -- 4.2 Bioclimatic Characteristics of Northern and Central Tunisia Occupated by Rosa Species -- 4.3 The Plant Communities of Rosa Sp. in Tunisia -- 5 Phytochemistry of Tunisian Rosa Species -- 5.1 Essential Oil Composition -- 5.2 Fatty Acid Composition -- 5.3 Ascorbic Acid Content -- 5.4 Total Polyphenol and Flavonoid Contents -- 5.5 Polyphenol Composition -- 5.6 Carotenoid Content and Composition -- 6 Biological Activity -- 6.1 Antioxidant Activity -- 6.2 Insecticidal Activity -- 7 Conclusions -- 8 Recommendation -- References -- Natural Mediterranean Plants Products: A Sustainable Approach for Integrated Insect Pests Management -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Plant Secondary Metabolites -- 2.1 Terpenoids -- 2.2 Alkaloids -- 2.3 Phenylpropanoids -- 3 Secondary Metabolites in Mediterranean Plants. , 4 Mode of Action Against Pest Insects -- 4.1 Anti-feeding Activity -- 4.2 Repulsive Activity -- 4.3 Toxic Activity -- 5 Conclusion -- 6 Recommendations -- References -- Invasive Alien Plants Management in Tunisia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Biological Invasions -- 2.1 Invasion Process -- 2.2 IAP Impacts -- 3 IAP Management -- 3.1 Global Context -- 3.2 Management General Scheme -- 4 IAP Management in Tunisia -- 4.1 Potentially IAP Inventory -- 4.2 Silverleaf Nightshade Management (Solanum Elaeagnifolium Cav. # SOEL) -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Study of the Effect of the Biochar Amendment on the Physic-Chemical Properties of a Soil Cultivated in Green Mint (Mentha Viridis L.) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussions -- 3.1 Soil Test Results -- 3.2 Chemical Characterization and Evaluation of the Antioxidant Potency of Methanolic Extracts of Mint -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Sustainable Agriculture Water Management -- Assessing the Water Productivity of Durum Wheat in Tunisian Semi-Arid Conditions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Agricultural Water Use Efficiency in Tunisia -- 2.1 Water Use Efficiency and Productivity Concepts -- 2.2 Irrigation Water Use Efficiency -- 2.3 Water Use Efficiency of Wheat Under Semi-Arid Conditions -- 3 Inter Relationship Between Yield, Water Use and Water Use Efficiency of Durum Wheat: A Case Study in Northeastern Tunisia -- 3.1 Study Area -- 3.2 Methodology -- 3.3 Scenarios of Irrigation Scheduling and Pedoclimatic Conditions -- 3.4 Inter Relationship Between Yield, Water Use and Water Use Efficiency -- 4 Discussions -- 5 Conclusions -- 6 Recommendations -- References -- Assessing Institutional Barriers to Effective Dissemination Strategies of Proven Water Management Practices to Face Climate Change Threats in the Citrus Growing Area in Tunisia -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Agricultural Extension System in Tunisia: An Overview -- 3 Methodological Framework -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 Barriers Related to Institution Organization, Human Resource and Decision Making -- 4.2 Barriers Related to Institution Linkages and Partnerships -- 4.3 Barriers Related to Time Allocation -- 4.4 Efficiency of the Research-Extension Interface -- 5 Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Stable Isotopes for Sustainable Management of Agricultural Water: Case of Mateur Plain (North Tunisia) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 General Concepts of Isotope Hydrology -- 2.1 Water Isotopes -- 2.2 Isotopic Fractionation -- 2.3 Isotopes in the Water Cycle -- 3 Case Study of the Mateur Plain (Northern Tunisia) -- 3.1 Site Description -- 3.2 Materials and Methods -- 3.3 Water Levels and Flow Pathways -- 3.4 Geochemical Processes Affecting Groundwater Quality -- 3.5 Groundwater Residence Time as Inferred by Isotopic Tracers -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Assessing the Blue and Green Water Resources Use for Regional Crop Production in a Semi Arid Area (The Cap Bon Case Study, Tunisia) -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Water Resources and Agriculture in the Cap Bon Region -- 2.1 Description of the Study Site -- 2.2 Characteristics of the Climate -- 2.3 Blue and Green Water Resources Situation -- 2.4 Characteristics of the Irrigated and Rainfed Agriculture -- 3 Impact of Climate Change -- 3.1 Water Resources -- 3.2 Irrigated and Rainfed Agriculture -- 3.3 Climate Change Adaptation -- 4 Methodology and Used Data -- 4.1 Calculating Blue and Green Crop Water Use -- 4.2 Used Data -- 5 Results and Discussion -- 5.1 Water Foot Print -- 5.2 Green Water Footprint of Wheat -- 5.3 Blue and Green Water Footprint of Tomato -- 5.4 Blue and Green Water Footprint of Citrus -- 5.5 Sustainability of the Water Footprint -- 5.6 Spatial and Temporal Scales. , 6 Conclusion and Perspectives -- References -- Tunisian Marine and Terrestrial Living Environment -- Producing Barbarine Lambs on Tunisian Rangelands Could be Sustainable and Provide Healthy Meat -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Lamb Production on Tunisian Arid Rangeland: A Synthesis of Trials Data -- 2.1 Data Description and Statistical Analysis -- 2.2 Results -- 2.3 Discussions -- 3 Sustainability of Lamb Production on Rangeland -- 3.1 Improvement of the Rangeland Quality -- 3.2 Valorisation of Lamb Meat Produced on Rangeland -- 4 Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Freshwater Fish Farming and Fishery Management in Tunisian Reservoirs: Limitations and Opportunities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Material and Methods -- 2.1 Study Sites -- 2.2 Sampling -- 2.3 Data Analysis -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Species Composition -- 3.2 Fish Species Dynamics -- 3.3 Vertical Distribution -- 3.4 General and Specific Abundance -- 3.5 Population Structure -- 4 Discussions -- 5 Conclusions -- 6 Recommendations -- References -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Updates, Conclusions, and Recommendations for "Agriculture Productivity in Tunisia Under Stressed Environment" -- 1 Update -- 2 Conclusions -- 3 Recommendations -- References -- Author Index.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- About the 2nd Springer Conference of the Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (EMCEI-2), Tunisia 2019 -- Section 1: Engineering Applications for Environmental Management -- Section 2: Process Control, Simulations and Intensification for Environmental Management -- Section 3: Ecotoxicology, Environmental Safety and Bioremediation -- Section 4: Biotechnology for Environmental Management -- Section 5: Climate-Change-Related Effects on the Environment and Ecological Systems -- Section 6: Natural Resources, Agriculture and the Environment -- Section 7: Smart Technologies for Environmentally Friendly Energy Production -- Section 8: Remote Sensing and GIS for Environmental Monitoring and Management -- Section 9: Environmental Impacts of Natural Hazards and Environmental Risk Assessment -- Section 10: Sustainable Management of Marine and Coastal Environments -- Section 11: Sustainable Management of the Urban Environment -- Section 12: Sustainable Management of the Indoor and Built Environment -- Section 13: Environmental-Change-Related Impacts on Human Health -- About the Conference Steering Committee -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Engineering Applications for Environmental Management: Adsorption-Oriented Processes Using Conventional and Non-conventional Adsorbents -- Efficiency of Hybrid Process of Coagulation/Flocculation Followed by Membrane Filtration for the Treatment of Synthetic Vegetable Oil Refinery Wastewater -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Coagulation/Flocculation Treatment -- 3.2 Dead-End Filtration -- 3.3 Cross-Flow Filtration -- 3.4 Combination of CF and CFF Processes -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Fe/Clay Composite as Catalysts for Textile Wastewater Treatment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Catalysts. , 4 Conclusion -- References -- Iron Removal from Groundwater by Adsorption Process onto Activated Carbon Obtained from Pinus Halepensis Cone Wastes -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussions -- 3.1 Groundwater Characterization -- 3.2 Batch Adsorption Study -- 3.3 Fixed-Bed Column Adsorption Study -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Synthesis and Characterization of Activated Carbon from Pinus Halepensis Cone Wastes: Adsorption Prediction as a Function of Some Physicochemical Characteristics of Activated Carbons -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Adsorption of Industrial Dye BzR from Aqueous Solution Using Local Modified Clay -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Bentonite Sample -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Characterization -- 3.2 Adsorption of Bezathren Red -- 3.3 Adsorption isotherm studies -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Adsorption-Desorption of Methylene Blue by Bentonite from Aqueous Solution -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Materials -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Kinetics and Isotherms Adsorption -- 4 Effect of pH on Desorption of MB -- 5 Effect of Temperature on Desorption of MB -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Removal of Disperse Dye from Aqueous Solution by Bottom Ash -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Adsorbent -- 2.2 Adsorbate -- 2.3 The Adsorption Experiment -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Characterization of Adsorbent -- 3.2 Adsorption Isotherms and Kinetic Studies -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Experimental Study of the Removal of Rhodamine B from Aqueous Solution by Adsorption onto Coffee Waste -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Effect of pH -- 3.2 Effect Adsorbent Dosage -- 3.3 Effect of Contact Time and Initial Concentration of Rh B. , 3.4 Adsorption Isotherm -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and Adsorption Study of Carbon Steel in 1 M HCl Solution Containing 2-(2-Methoxybenzylidene) Hydrazine-1-Carbothioamide -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Materials -- 2.2 Electrochemical Impedance Measurements -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) -- 3.2 Adsorption Isotherm -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Adsorption Efficiency of Graphene Oxide Toward Cyanine Dyes with Different Alkyl Chain Lengths -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Characterization -- 3.2 Effect of Contact Time -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Cu(II) Ions Removal on Functionalized Cellulose Beads from Tunisian Almond (Prunus Dulcis) Shell -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Synthesis, Functionalization, and Characterization of Cellulose Beads -- 2.2 Cu(II) Adsorption Experiments -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Beads' Characterization -- 3.2 Adsorption of Cu(II) -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Dynamics Modelling of Multicomponent Metal Ions Removal onto Low-Cost Buckwheat Hulls -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Packed Column Experiments -- 3 Modelling of Dynamics for Buckwheat Hulls -- 4 Results -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Local Materials and Solid Waste (Sawdust) Valorization in the Treatment of Industrial Synthetic Water Field -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Synthetic Water -- 2.2 Filtering Materials Used -- 2.3 Experimental Device -- 2.4 Analysis -- 3 Results -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Cationic Dye Removal Using Alginate-Organobentonite Composite Beads -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Materials -- 2.2 Preparation of Organobentonite (OB). , 2.3 Preparation of Calcium Alginate/Organobentonite Composite Beads (A-OB) -- 2.4 Adsorption and Desorption Studies -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Sorption Isotherms of MB -- 3.2 Desorption Study -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Successive Removal of Methylene Blue and Congo Red by Biomass-Based Beads from Aqueous Solutions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 FTIR Analysis -- 3.2 Effect of pH, Mass, Contact Time, and Concentration -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Malachite Green Removal Ability of a New Low-Temperature Alkali-Treated Almond Shell Adsorbent -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Adsorbate -- 2.2 Preparation of the Bioadsorbent -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 FTIR Characterization -- 3.2 Malachite Green Adsorption onto Low-Temperature Alkali-Treated Almond Shell Powder -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Low-Cost Magnetic Adsorbents for Water Remediation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Optimization of Simultaneous Removal of Binary Toxic Antibiotic and Heavy Metal by Novel Biocomposite Beads: Modeling Study Using Brouers-Sotolongo Family Equations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Biosorbent Characterization -- 3.2 Statistical Analysis -- 3.3 Kinetic and Isotherm Modeling of Antibiotic and Heavy Metal Adsorption -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Application of Almond Shell-Based Materials for Aquatic Pollutants Removal: A Mini-Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Almond Shell-Based Materials for Water Treatment -- 2.1 Application of Almond Shell-Based Materials for Heavy Metals Removal -- 2.2 Application of Almond Shell-Based Materials for Dyes Removal -- 2.3 Application of Almond Shell-Based Materials for Other Pollutants Removal -- 3 Conclusion -- References. , Fabrication of Novel Keratin/Cellulose-Based Composites for Oils and Organic Solvents Absorption -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Synthesis of (CF/C) Composite Cryogels -- 3.2 Spectroscopic Characterization -- 3.3 Oil Sorption Capacity -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Study of the Influence of Some Parameters on the Efficiency of Elimination of Zinc by Synthesized Na-Y Faujasite -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Effect of Concentration -- 3.2 Effect of Time -- 3.3 pH Effect -- 3.4 Effect of Temperature -- 3.5 Study of the Adsorption Kinetics -- 4 Discussion -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Boron Sorption and Removal Using Hybrid Hydrogel Beads -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Engineering Applications for Environmental Management: Advanced Wastewater Treatment Technologies, Recycling and Reuse -- Reuse of Industrial Water at Mellitah Complex -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Wastewater Sources and Estimation -- 2 Experimental Work -- 2.1 Microfiltration (MF) -- 2.2 Reverse Osmosis (RO) -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Mixed Stream Water, Chemical Analysis -- 3.2 Cooling Water Microfiltration Treatment -- 3.3 Cooling Water Blowdown RO and MF Treatment -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- The Efficiency of Natural Decentralized Greywater Treatment Systems in Resolving the Wastewater Problems in the Rural Areas of Developing Countries -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Settings, Materials, and Methods -- 2.1 Site Description -- 2.2 Design Criteria -- 2.3 Greywater Quality Monitoring -- 2.4 Greywater Flow Rates -- 3 Results -- 3.1 Raw Greywater Quality -- 3.2 Treatment Systems Performance with Regards to Organic Pollutants -- 3.3 Treatment Systems Performance with Regards to Chemical Pollutants -- 4 Conclusion -- References. , Physicochemical Characterization of Wastewater from the Mining Activity: A Case Study from Boukhadra Mine (Algeria).