Innovative Irrigation Technologies and Crop Water–Nutrient Regulation
A Special Issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395) belonging to the section "Water Use and Irrigation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2027 | Viewed by 159
Editors
Interests: agricultural water-saving theories and technologies; efficient utilization and regulation of agricultural water and fertilizer resources; crop growth model simulation and application
Interests: water-saving irrigation technology and equipment; irrigation hydraulics; soil physics; crop stress physiology
Interests: agricultural ecosystem simulation; quantitative crop remote sensing monitoring; efficient utilization of agricultural water resources
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Water scarcity and inefficient fertilizer use have long challenged global agricultural sustainability. Traditional irrigation practices often overlook the coupled dynamics of water and nutrients, leading to low use efficiencies and environmental pollution. Over the past decade, emerging technologies such as precision irrigation, sensor-based monitoring, and fertigation have gradually reshaped crop water–nutrient management, yet there remains a need to integrate these innovations into practical, climate-smart agricultural systems.
This Special Issue aims to present cutting-edge research on innovative irrigation technologies and the coordinated regulation of water and nutrients for improved crop production. The scope of this research includes, but is not limited to, novel irrigation systems (e.g., drip, subsurface, and deficit irrigation), smart fertigation strategies, real-time soil–crop sensing, and decision support tools. The ultimate goal is to enhance water and nutrient use efficiencies while maintaining or increasing crop yield and quality.
We invite submissions of original research articles, reviews, and technical notes that address innovative solutions for irrigation and crop water–nutrient regulation. Topics of interest include field experiments on novel irrigation–fertigation systems, modeling and simulation studies, sensor and automation technologies, assessments of water–nutrient interaction effects on crop physiology, and strategies for mitigating environmental impacts. Submissions that integrate multiple disciplines or demonstrate practical scalability are particularly encouraged.
Dr. Zhen Zheng
Dr. Jian Wang
Dr. Chao Zhang
Guest Editors
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Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- precision irrigation
- water-use efficiency
- nutrient-use efficiency
- machine learning
- water-saving irrigation
- crop model
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