Agronomy

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Methodologies for Efficient Water Use in Agriculture: Advances and Practices

edited by

Dana Maria Constantin

Gabriela Ioana-Toroimac

and

Florentina Iuliana Mincu

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation; water use efficiency; evapotranspiration; soil moisture; precipitation; climate change adaptation; crop yield; decision support tools; precision agriculture; stakeholders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Smart Irrigation and Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Water Management

edited by

Lucia Bortolini

and

Alessia Cogato

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation technologies; sustainable water management; climate-smart irrigation; NBS for sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Efficient Strategies for the Utilization of Water Resources and Nutrients and Crop Production

edited by

and

submission deadline 15 Aug 2026 | 12 articles | Viewed by 16856 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-saving irrigation; water and fertilizer coupling; water use efficiency; climate change; solute transport; numerical simulation; greenhouse gas emissions; yield; quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Water–Salt in Farmland: Dynamics, Regulation and Equilibrium

edited by

Junpeng Zhang

and

Hao Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1770 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil water and salt; saline-alkaline soil; saline water; brackish water; exogenous substances; salt stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Saltwater Irrigation and Saline-Alkali Land Improvement

edited by

Jiefei Mao

and

Wenxuan Mai

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: salinity control; irrigation; soil amendments; arid/coastal regions; crop productivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Optimized Resource Management for Sustainable Agriculture: Linking Irrigation and Soil Fertility

edited by

Paula Paredes

and

Deepak Ghimire

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: water– nutrient interactions; soil nutrient dynamics; irrigation management; climate-resilient cropping systems; soil fertility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Optimal Water Management and Sustainability in Irrigated Agriculture—3rd Edition

edited by

Pantazis E. Georgiou

and

Dimitrios K. Karpouzos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable water management and SDGs; water and energy saving; water scarcity and climate change; crop water requirements and irrigation scheduling; irrigation methods and systems— irrigation efficiency; crop water productivity; optimal irrigation networks— modern optimization methods; smart irrigation and IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

New Theories and Technologies for Water-Saving Irrigation in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas

edited by Juan Manzano Juárez, Iban Balbastre-Peralta,

Carmen Virginia Palau

and César González-Pavón

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open

Keywords: efficient irrigation; precision technologies; arid regions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Efficient Water Management in High-Value Crops at Different Spatial Scales

edited by

José Manuel Mirás-Avalos

and

Sara Álvarez

submission deadline 20 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1304 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative water sources; crop water requirements; cultural practices; deficit irrigation strategies; evapotranspiration; plant physiology; remote sensing; water use efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Agricultural Water Management in Arid, Semi-Arid and Drought Prone Areas—2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12890 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-resource management; water conservation patterns; irrigation methods and tools; evapotranspiration; observation methods and modelling; plant water relations; water productivity; cover crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Optimizing Crop Water Use: Advances and Applications in Deficit Irrigation Strategies—2nd Edition

edited by

Fernando França da Cunha

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 367 | Submission Open

Keywords: deficit irrigation; evapotranspiration; innovations in water management; irrigation management; precision irrigation; sustainable irrigation strategies; water optimization; water productivity; water use efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Impacts of Brackish, Marginal, and Alternative Water Resources on Irrigated Agriculture

edited by

Alexsandro Oliveira Da Silva

and

Ênio Farias de França e Silva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; semi-arid region; saline stress; water reuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Toward Water-Smart Cereal Production: Agronomic Innovations for Food System Sustainability

edited by

Mohamed Houssemeddine Sellami

submission deadline 28 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: water-smart agriculture; cereal crop water productivity; drought-resilient agronomy; deficit irrigation; soil moisture conservation; precision water management; climate-adaptive cereal systems; sustainable food systems; conservation agriculture; digital ir-rigation technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Drought-Resilient Irrigation for Agronomic Crops Under Water-Limited Conditions

edited by

Ya'nan Jiang

and

Fan Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural drought; irrigation strategy optimization; deficit irrigation; drought-resilient irrigation; climate-adaptive planning; water– food– energy– ecosystem nexus; water-use efficiency; climate-smart irrigation; irrigation scheduling; model predictive control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

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