Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
6.0
3.0
Journals
Water
Special Issues
Soil Water Use and Irrigation Management, 2nd Edition
water-logo
Submit to Special Issue Submit Abstract to Special Issue Review for Water Propose a Special Issue

Journal Menu

► Journal Menu

Journal Browser

► Journal Browser
share announcement

Soil Water Use and Irrigation Management, 2nd Edition

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Water".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 665

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Roman Rolbiecki

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Department of Agrometeorology, Plant Irrigation and Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Interests: irrigation systems; water needs of plants; irrigation water needs; evapotranspiration; sustainable development; agriculture production under irrigation conditions; air–plant–soil relationship
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Prof. Dr. Stanisław Rolbiecki

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Laboratory of Land Reclamation and Agrometeorology, Faculty of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Interests: irrigation of agricultural and horticultural crops, water needs of field crops; irrigation water needs; field crop evapotranspiration; agriculture and horticulture production under irrigation conditions; yield–irrigation relationships for field crops
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Prof. Dr. Barbara Jagosz

E-Mail Website
Guest Editor
Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
Interests: breeding; drought stress; seed science; fertigation; irrigation; in vitro culture; molecular markers; nutritional value; ornamentals; vegetables
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The sustainable management of water resources is becoming extremely important in the face of ongoing climate change. An increasing number of regions are faced with rainfall deficits and droughts, which strongly affect agricultural production. Using appropriate irrigation techniques for crops is crucial to keeping agricultural production at an adequate level and ensuring global food security. Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on the use of modern irrigation systems and sustainable rural development. It also includes methods to accurately estimate the water needs of crops, to control soil moisture, and ensure sufficient water for irrigation. Modern irrigation systems, their maintenance and operation, and the relationships between soil, water, and plants will also be discussed.

The main topics covered in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Water resource management;
  • Technical and economic problems of irrigation systems;
  • Estimating plants’ water needs;
  • Precision and water-saving irrigation;
  • Air–plant–soil–water relationship;
  • Irrigation and drainage systems;
  • Groundwater management;
  • Agricultural production under irrigation conditions;
  • Soil moisture and water content;
  • Innovative irrigation methods;
  • Water management in the face of climate change;
  • Spatial development and irrigation of rural areas.

Original research papers, as well as review articles, are welcome in this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Roman Rolbiecki
Prof. Dr. Stanisław Rolbiecki
Prof. Dr. Barbara Jagosz
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Water is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • water management
  • crop water requirements
  • soil hydraulic properties
  • sustainable development of rural areas
  • soil fertility
  • drip irrigation
  • soil and water relationship
  • evapotranspiration
  • precision agriculture
  • irrigation and drainage systems

Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue

  • Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
  • Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
  • Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
  • External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
  • Reprint: MDPI Books provides the opportunity to republish successful Special Issues in book format, both online and in print.

Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.

Related Special Issue

Published Papers (1 paper)

Order results
Result details
Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:

Research

17 pages, 442 KB  
Article
The Effect of Irrigation and Vermicompost Applications on the Growth and Yield of Greenhouse Pepper Plants
by Sedat Boyacı, Atilgan Atilgan, Roman Rolbiecki and Joanna Kocięcka
Water 2025, 17(22), 3219; https://doi.org/10.3390/w17223219 - 11 Nov 2025
Viewed by 583
Abstract
In agricultural practice, improper irrigation levels and excessive fertiliser use negatively impact water resources and soil properties, respectively. This experiment aims to determine the effects of varying irrigation levels and vermicompost doses on the growth, quality, and productivity of pepper plants grown under [...] Read more.
In agricultural practice, improper irrigation levels and excessive fertiliser use negatively impact water resources and soil properties, respectively. This experiment aims to determine the effects of varying irrigation levels and vermicompost doses on the growth, quality, and productivity of pepper plants grown under polycarbonate greenhouse conditions. To achieve this objective, different irrigation levels (IL) of IL100 (100% full irrigation), IL75 (75%), IL50 (50%), and vermicompost doses (VD) of VD0 (0%), VD10 (10%), and VD20 (20%) were tested. The highest irrigation level was in the IL100–VD10 treatment, which also had the highest water consumption (ET) in the 27.8 L pot−1. By comparison, the IL50–VD0 treatment had the lowest irrigation level in the 15.4 L pot−1, representing nearly 55.4% of the maximum irrigation water amount. The findings showed that the irrigation levels and vermicompost doses had a significant impact on plant growth, quality, and fruit yield parameters. Accordingly, the irrigation levels and vermicompost doses had significant effects on the studied plant growth parameters (stem diameter, plant height, number of leaves, stem fresh weight, stem dry weight, root fresh weight, and root dry weight). Similar effects were also observed on the fruit quality parameters (fruit width, fruit length, fruit weight, fruit flesh thickness, pH, titratable acidity (TA), total soluble solids (TSS), chrome, and hue). This study found that the highest total yield (164.5 g pot−1), marketable yield (149.8 g pot−1), total water use efficiency (6.1 g L−1), and marketable water use efficiency (5.6 g L−1) were obtained at the 100% irrigation level. However, similar results were observed at the 75% irrigation level and a 20% vermicompost dose, where the total water use efficiency was 5.9 g L−1 and the marketable water use efficiency was 5.3 g L−1. This suggests that 75% irrigation can be a viable alternative to full irrigation (100%) and offers water-saving potential, particularly in areas with limited water resources. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Soil Water Use and Irrigation Management, 2nd Edition)
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

Show export options expand_more Show export options expand_less
Select all
Export citation of selected articles as:
 
Displaying articles 1-1
Back to TopTop