Water and Resource-Efficient Strategies for Sustainable Crop Production
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Water".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2026 | Viewed by 148
Editors
Interests: environmental risk assessment; water quality; ecotoxicology bioassays; pesticides
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Interests: soil and water conservation; water use efficiency; soil salinity; irrigation water quality; irrigation management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Efficient use of water and other natural resources has become a central challenge for agriculture, particularly in regions facing increasing pressures on water availability and quality, soil health, and biodiversity. The sustainability of crop production depends not only on technological advances, but also on management practices that optimize water use while improving the overall resource efficiency.
This Special Issue (SI) aims to bring together research on innovative and scalable strategies to improve water and resource-use efficiency in agricultural systems by welcoming studies that examine how water, nutrients, pesticides, energy, and other inputs can be more effectively managed to enhance productivity while reducing environmental impacts. Contributions may include field experiments, modeling approaches, monitoring studies, technological innovations, or assessments of management practices at the farm or regional scale. Works that address irrigation sustainability, water-use efficiency, and the interactions among water management, climate change adaptation, and circularity are particularly encouraged.
By gathering diverse perspectives, this SI seeks to support resilient and sustainable agricultural systems that can adapt to future constraints.
Prof. Dr. Patrícia Palma
Dr. Alexandra Tomaz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water-use efficiency
- resource efficiency
- sustainable agriculture
- irrigation management
- nutrient management
- soil health
- climate-resilient farming
- agricultural innovation
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