Crop Production Response to Irrigation Methods in Semi-arid Regions
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Use and Irrigation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2025) | Viewed by 1978
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Interests: agricultural engineering; agronomy; staple crops; great cultures; crop evapotranspiration
Interests: semi-arid region; intercropping; irrigation; evapotranspiration
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Dear Colleagues,
In drought-prone areas, such as arid and semi-arid regions, the use of irrigation is a practice that can maximize agricultural crop production. However, due to the scarcity and expensiveness of water in these regions, it is necessary to plan and adopt management that enables the efficient use and adequate management of local water resources. In planning, the choice of irrigation method is essential for the success of the agricultural enterprise, as it can influence the productive responses of crops. Factors such as the type of soil, relief, local climatic conditions, water availability, plant species and the management adopted in the production system must be considered at this stage.
With this Special Issue of Agronomy, we seek unpublished studies that show the productive responses of irrigated crops in a semi-arid environment. Furthermore, we encourage contributions that address the influence of irrigation methods on the productive performance of plant species, highlighting the use of resilient practices, jointly or not, that maximize agricultural production, as well as minimizing the adverse effects of these environments. In this Special Issue, original reviews, which address the history and perspectives of the use of irrigation in production systems in semi-arid regions, will also be accepted.
Dr. George do Nascimento Araújo Júnior
Dr. Luciana Sandra Bastos De Souza
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- agricultural engineering
- agronomy
- forage plants
- fruit plants
- staple crops
- great cultures
- resilient practices
- productive performance
- crop evapotranspiration
- crop coefficient
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