Modeling as a Tool to Explore Sustainable Irrigation Practices in Agriculture
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Water Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 430
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agricultural high water efficiency management; smart irrigation; crop growth modeling; UAV remote sensing; 3D phenotype extraction
Interests: water-saving irrigation; irrigation and drainage optimization; saline–alkali soil remediation; land consolidation; soil–water–environment interaction
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Dear Colleagues,
Agriculture is one of the largest consumers of freshwater resources globally, and the pressure to optimize irrigation practices while ensuring sustainability has never been greater. Climate change, population growth, and water scarcity require innovative solutions to enhance water-use efficiency, reduce environmental impacts, and maintain crop productivity. Modeling emerges as a powerful tool to navigate this complexity, enabling the simulation of diverse irrigation scenarios, the optimization of water use efficiency, and the prediction of long-term environmental impacts. It bridges data gaps, integrates biophysical and socioeconomic factors, and supports evidence-based decisions to balance agricultural productivity with ecological sustainability. Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on the critical role of modeling as a tool to advance sustainable irrigation practices, integrating cutting-edge methodologies, interdisciplinary approaches, and real-world applications.
This Special Issue invites authors to contribute interdisciplinary studies leveraging modeling to advance sustainable irrigation. Topics include (but are not limited to) the development of hydrological crop systems or integrated models; the assessment of precision irrigation technologies; scenario analysis for climate-adaptive irrigation; and the optimization of water allocation in complex agroecosystems. We welcome the submission of original research and reviews from agronomy, hydrology, computer science, and related fields.
Dr. Tao Ma
Prof. Dr. Xiangping Guo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- precision irrigation systems
- smart irrigation
- agricultural modeling
- soil water movement
- drought
- soil salinity
- evapotranspiration
- remote sensing
- artificial intelligence
- climate-resilient agriculture
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