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Agricultural Water Conservation: Tools, Strategies, and Practices

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December 2021
242 pages
  • ISBN978-3-0365-2646-1 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-0365-2647-8 (PDF)

This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Agricultural Water Conservation: Tools, Strategies, and Practices that was published in

Biology & Life Sciences
Chemistry & Materials Science
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Summary

Water scarcity is a critical issue for agriculture, and, hence, efficient management and conservation practices for agricultural water use are essential for adapting to and mitigating the impacts of current and future discrepancy between water supplies and water demands. This Special Issue focuses on “Agricultural Water Conservation: Tools, Strategies, and Practices”, which aims to bring together a collection of recent cutting-edge research and advancements in agricultural water conservation. The Special Issue intends to give a broad overview focusing on on-farm water conservation practices, advanced irrigation tools and water technologies, and the best management practices and strategies for efficient water use in agriculture.

Format
  • Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
irrigation; groundwater; alluvial aquifer; water conservation adoption; row crops; Mississippi Delta; precision agriculture; Lower Mississippi River Valley; clogging; drip irrigation; emitter; hydrocyclone; digestate liquid fraction; wastewater; salinity; environments; AquaCrop model; water productivity; scenarios; tolerant; Colorado River Basin; drought; irrigation management strategy; water deficit; water productivity; optimum water use; forage; BEARS; bushland; climate; evapotranspiration; groundwater management; irrigation water management; Ogallala aquifer region; remote sensing; lysimeter ET assessment; water-use efficiency; analytical formula; efficient design; application efficiency; gravity irrigation; solar MajiPump; water and crop productivity; small-scale irrigation; conservation agriculture; Ethiopia; sensible and latent heat fluxes; surface renewal method; tea plantation; evapotranspiration; eddy covariance; squash; partial root drying; water use efficiency; soil mulch; growing seasons; gas exchange; fruit quality; Asparagus officinalis L.; cultivars; spears yield; sandy soil; water requirements; IWUE; autonomous landscape irrigation; Hargreaves and Samani evapotranspiration model; water conservation; smart controller; evapotranspiration; autonomous landscape irrigation; n/a

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