Agronomy | Feature Papers from 2024 in the “Water Use and Irrigation” Section

1. “Substituting Partial Chemical Fertilizers with Bio-Organic Fertilizers to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Water-Saving Irrigated Rice Fields”
by by Zhengdi Han, Huijing Hou, Xianzi Yao, Xiang Qian and Mingyao Zhou
Agronomy 2024, 14(3), 544; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030544
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/3/544

2. “An Evaluation System of the Modernization Level of Irrigation Districts with an Analysis of Obstacle Factors: A Case Study for North China”
by Xichao Fan, Jingtao Qin, Mouchao Lv and Mingliang Jiang
Agronomy 2024, 14(3), 538; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030538
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/3/538

3. “Sensor-Based Fertigation Management Enhances Resource Utilization and Crop Performance in Soilless Strawberry Cultivation”
by Lucia Bonelli, Francesco Fabiano Montesano, Massimiliano D’Imperio, Maria Gonnella, Angela Boari, Beniamino Leoni and Francesco Serio
Agronomy 2024, 14(3), 465; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030465
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/3/465

4. “Mowing Height Effects on ‘TifTuf’ Bermudagrass during Deficit Irrigation”
by Reagan W. Hejl, Matthew M. Conley, Desalegn D. Serba and Clinton F. Williams
Agronomy 2024, 14(3), 628; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030628
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/3/628

5. “Optimizing Crop Water Productivity in Greenhouse Pepper”
by Susana Zapata-García, Abdelmalek Temnani, Pablo Berríos, Pedro J. Espinosa, Claudia Monllor and Alejandro Pérez-Pastor
Agronomy 2024, 14(5), 902; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14050902
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/5/902

6. “Impact of Irrigation Management Decisions on the Water Footprint of Processing Tomatoes in Southern Spain”
by Gregorio Egea, Pedro Castro-Valdecantos, Eugenio Gómez-Durán, Teresa Munuera, Jesús M. Domínguez-Niño and Pedro A. Nortes
Agronomy 2024, 14(8), 1863; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14081863
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/8/1863

7. “Water Management in Wheat Farming in Romania: Simulating the Irrigation Requirements with the CROPWAT Model”
by Dana Maria (Oprea) Constantin, Florentina Iuliana Mincu, Daniel Constantin Diaconu, Cristina Doina Burada and Elena Băltățeanu
Agronomy 2025, 15(1), 61; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy15010061
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/15/1/61

8. “Artificial Neural Networks to Predict Electrical Conductivity of Groundwater for Irrigation Management: Case of Campo de Cartagena (Murcia, Spain)”
by Luis F. Mateo, M. Isabel Más-López, Eva M. García-del-Toro, Sara García-Salgado and M. Ángeles Quijano
Agronomy 2024, 14(3), 524; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030524
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/3/524

9. “Assessing Irrigation Efficiency Improvements in Paddy Fields Using Granular SWMM Simulations”
by Junyoung Lee, Hyungjin Shin and Jeongho Han
Agronomy 2024, 14(10), 2384; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14102384
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/10/2384

10. “Supplemental Irrigation with Recycled Drainage Water: Outcomes for Corn and Soybean in a Fine-Textured Soil”
by Ali R. Niaghi, Axel Garcia y Garcia and Jeffrey S. Strock
Agronomy 2024, 14(9), 1948; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14091948
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