Assessment of the Water Needs of Crops from the Perspective of Climate Change

Dear Colleagues,

Assessing and providing the increasing water demand of crops within the context of climate change is one of the most imperative challenges of modern agriculture. From this view, a more profound understanding drivers, mechanisms and consequences of changing water needs is essential.

This Special Issue aims to collate cutting-edge research on spatially explicit models that simulate the patterns, processes, and outcomes of changing water cycles, as well as expose biochemical response to climate challenge. We also seek contributions that advance the methodological frontier and provide actionable insights for sustainable land use, landscape and water management, and exploring synergies of provisioning and regulating ecosystem services

We welcome original research, reviews, and case studies focusing on development of novel modeling frameworks and statistical analyses of changing hydrological conditions; scenario exploration for sustainable water use; and studies that effectively bridge the science–policy gap for informed decision-making.

Dr. Zsolt Pinke
Dr. Pokovai Klára
Dr. Zsolt Kozma
Dr. Csaba Bozán
Prof. Dr. Attila Nagy
Guest Editors

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