Trends in Agricultural Surface Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation

Dear Colleagues,

The main topic of this Special Issue is “Trends in Agricultural Surface Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation”. Considering that water is becoming an increasingly scarce and valuable resource, pressurized irrigation systems must not only seek water savings but also maintain the greatest possible amount of good quality water in reservoirs. By increasing water use efficiency, we not only increase the amount of water available for other uses, but also improve the environmental quality of irrigated areas, decreasing fertilizer and phytosanitary product losses and the contamination of groundwater. This increase in efficiency goes hand in hand with an improvement in the design of irrigation systems and an improvement in water management, linked to greater automation and support for control elements. In this sense, the latest trends in sprinkler and drip irrigation have a lot to say. The field is committed to developing increasingly efficient systems that support the greater sustainability of irrigation. Saving water is vital in many areas of the world, and applying the right amount of water at the right time is key to improving water use efficiency. Thus, the interaction of high-precision irrigation systems with an adequate estimation of the irrigation needs of crops can give rise to research and works of great interest. In this Special Issue, we hope to publish papers on new water application methodologies, improved designs and control systems, and novel applications of different existing sprinkler and drip irrigation systems. We welcome the submission of articles that improve or diversify current design systems to improve adaptation to invasive species or new crops. In short, we expect that this Special Issue will cover interesting news for both scientists and technicians and for society in general, which will benefit from these advances.

Dr. Raquel Salvador
Guest Editor

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