Application of Water-Saving Irrigation in Agricultural Development
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2026 | Viewed by 776
Editors
Interests: hydraulics; transient flow; agricultural water conservation; irrigation pipe networks; micro-irrigation technology; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); intelligent irrigation regulation
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: agricultural water; soil engineering; water-saving irrigation theory and technology; water-saving and quality regulation mechanism; technology for greenhouse cash crops; diagnosis of crop water deficiency; smart water conservancy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Agricultural development has placed increasingly stringent demands on efficient water use. Water-saving irrigation has become a crucial pathway for ensuring food security, improving water use efficiency, and promoting the green transformation of agriculture. This Special Issue will focus on theoretical innovations, engineering applications, and comprehensive benefit assessments of water-saving irrigation technologies in agricultural development. It aims to establish a multidisciplinary platform for academic exchange and to foster the coordinated advancement of irrigation equipment, intelligent control, crop water requirement management, and regional water resource allocation. We welcome submissions addressing topics such as sprinkler irrigation, drip irrigation, micro-irrigation, precision irrigation, digital twins and smart irrigation districts, integrated water and fertilizer management, unconventional water use, economic and ecological benefit evaluation of water-saving irrigation, and irrigation scheduling optimization, with the goal of providing scientific support and practical solutions for sustainable agricultural development.
Prof. Dr. Wene Wang
Dr. Xiaotao Hu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water-saving irrigation
- agricultural development
- precision irrigation
- smart irrigation districts
- integrated water and fertilizer management
- irrigation scheduling optimization
- efficient water resource utilization
- sustainable agricultural development
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