Precision Water Management

Dear Colleagues,

The world’s agricultural and water resource enterprises today are facing formidable challenges in terms of optimizing crop yields by reducing water inputs while minimizing environmental degradation. There is a pressing need for significant changes and novel approaches in agricultural water management to address the issue of water shortages in agriculture. Precision water management strategies involving high-efficiency irrigation management (the right amount of water in the right area at the right time), sensor-based systems (in-field to remote sensing), digital technologies, and consideration of spatiotemporal variability of soil and crop growth at the subfield scale have the potential to reduce water use, maintain yield, maximize water use efficiency, and reduce the environmental impact.

This Special Issue aims to provide a forum of discussion for recent developments and advances in precision water management in diverse agroecosystems and agrometeorological conditions to optimize crop water productivity. Specific topics include but are not limited to:

• Sensor-based (in-field and remote sensing) precision irrigation scheduling;
• Crop and soil monitoring for precision water management;
• Site-specific/variable rate irrigation management;
• Irrigation system design and performance;
• Integration of technology, agronomy, and profitability with precision irrigation management;
• Application of big data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and crop modeling in precision irrigation management.

Dr. Koffi Djaman
Dr. Vivek Sharma
Guest Editors

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