Agricultural Water Conservation: Tools, Strategies, and Practices - Series II

Dear Colleagues,

Efficient management and conservation practices for agricultural water use are essential for adapting to and mitigating the impacts of current and future discrepancy between water supplies and water demands. The importance of water conservation in agriculture is fundamental to ensure a balance of sustainability and profitability. While profitability is a primary concern in any sustainable enterprise, farmers typically adopt new tools and practices that result in higher profits or reduced risks. Irrigation management practices that reduce water use with acceptable impacts on production would be viable strategies and cost-effective tools to cope with diminished water supplies and generate new sources of water to transfer for other agricultural uses, and urban and environmental demands.

This Special Issue on “Agricultural Water Conservation: Tools, Strategies, and Practices—Series II” aims to bring together a collection of recent cutting-edge research and advancements in agricultural water conservation. It intends to give a broad overview focusing on advanced irrigation technologies and scheduling, precision irrigation, deficit irrigation strategies, tailwater recovery systems, alternative low water use cropping systems, water conservation practices at farm and district scales, and water management best practices in improving water quality. Case studies and review papers which assess current water management challenges and offer opportunities and potential actions for the improvement of future agricultural water conservation are welcome.

Dr. Aliasghar Montazar
Guest Editor

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