Agricultural Irrigation
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ArticlePublication details: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019Description: 1 electronic resource (172 p.)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9783039219223
- 9783039219230
- Mathematics and Science
- Biology, life sciences
- Mediterranean region
- available water capacity
- benchmarking
- biomass production
- center-pivot irrigation
- climate change adaptation
- cover crop
- crop evapotranspiration
- deficit irrigation
- downy mildew
- drip irrigation
- energy audit
- evaluation of performance
- farming data
- global sensitivity analysis
- greenhouse gas emission
- infiltration depth
- irrigated crops
- irrigation
- irrigation management
- irrigation water regimes
- irrigation water use efficiency
- leaf mineral composition
- lettuce production
- life cycle assessment
- model simulation
- monthly changes
- mulch
- net irrigation requirements
- optimal irrigation time
- organic production
- performance indicator
- precision agriculture
- principal component analysis
- pumping plants
- row cover
- salinization
- semi-arid regions
- site-specific irrigation
- slope gradient
- spinach
- temperature variations
- tomato fruit yield
- total yield
- treated wastewater irrigation
- water application rate
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Agriculture is certainly the most important food supplier while it globally accounts for more than 70% of water used and contributes significantly to water pollution. Irrigated agriculture is facing rising competition worldwide for access to reliable, low cost, and high-quality water resources. However, irrigation as the major tool and determinant of affecting agricultural productivity and environmental resources plays a critical role in food security and environment sustainability. Innovative irrigation technologies and practices may enhance agricultural water efficiency and production, in the meantime decrease the water demand and quality issues. I am very pleased to invite you to submit manuscripts in agricultural irrigation which assess current challenges and offer improvement approaches and opportunities for future irrigation.
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