Agronomy | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2023–2024 in the “Water Use and Irrigation” Section

The “Water Use and Irrigation” Section of Agronomy (ISSN: 2073-4395) aims to explore the various aspects related to water utilization and management in the context of agricultural practices, environmental sustainability, and water resource planning. The Editorial Office has selected a list of highly cited articles from 2023 and 2024. We invite you to read these papers and share them with your peers.

1. “A Review of Plastic Film Mulching on Water, Heat, Nitrogen Balance, and Crop Growth in Farmland in China”
by Yin Zhao, Xiaomin Mao, Sien Li, Xi Huang, Jiangang Che and Changjian Ma
Agronomy 2023, 13(10), 2515; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13102515
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/10/2515

2. “Water Management and Hydrological Characteristics of Paddy-Rice Fields under Alternate Wetting and Drying Irrigation Practice as Climate Smart Practice: A Review”
by Denis Bwire, Hirotaka Saito, Roy C. Sidle and Junko Nishiwaki
Agronomy 2024, 14(7), 1421; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071421
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/7/1421

3. “The Mangrove Swamp Rice Production System of Guinea Bissau: Identification of the Main Constraints Associated with Soil Salinity and Rainfall Variability”
by Gabriel Garbanzo, Maria do Rosário Cameira and Paula Paredes
Agronomy 2024, 14(3), 468; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14030468
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/3/468

4. “Effect of Soil Moisture Deficit on Aerobic Rice in Temperate Australia”
by Matthew Champness, Carlos Ballester and John Hornbuckle
Agronomy 2023, 13(1), 168; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13010168
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/1/168

5. “Moving toward the Biophysical Characterization of the Mangrove Swamp Rice Production System in Guinea Bissau: Exploring Tools to Improve Soil- and Water-Use Efficiencies”
by Gabriel Garbanzo, Jesus Céspedes, Joseph Sandoval, Marina Temudo, Paula Paredes and Maria do Rosário Cameira
Agronomy 2024, 14(2), 335; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14020335
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/14/2/335

6. “Methodologies for Water Accounting at the Collective Irrigation System Scale Aiming at Optimizing Water Productivity”
by Antónia Ferreira, João Rolim, Paula Paredes and Maria do Rosário Cameira
Agronomy 2023, 13(7), 1938; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13071938
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/7/1938

7. “Evaluating the Effects of Flooding Stress during Multiple Growth Stages in Soybean”
by Elizabeth Fletcher, Robert Patterson, Jeffery Dunne, Christopher Saski and Benjamin Fallen
Agronomy 2023, 13(5), 1243; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051243
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/5/1243

8. “Effect of Mulching on Soil Quality in an Agroforestry System Irrigated with Reused Water”
by Ágnes Kun, Barbara Simon, Mihály Zalai, Ildikó Kolozsvári, Csaba Bozán, Mihály Jancsó, János Tamás Körösparti, Gergő Péter Kovács, Csaba Gyuricza and Beatrix Bakti
Agronomy 2023, 13(6), 1622; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13061622
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/6/1622

9. “Exploitation of a Grafting Technique for Improving the Water Use Efficiency of Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) Grown in a Cold Greenhouse in Mediterranean Climatic Conditions”
by Sergio Argento, Simone Treccarichi, Donata Arena, Giulio Flavio Rizzo and Ferdinando Branca
Agronomy 2023, 13(11), 2705; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13112705
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/11/2705

10. “Effect of Plastic Film Colours and Perforations on Energy Distribution, Soil Temperature, and Evaporation”
by Zunqiu Xu, Rony Wallach, Jian Song and Xiaomin Mao
Agronomy 2023, 13(3), 926; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13030926
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/3/926

11. “A Remote-Sensing-Assisted Estimation of Water Use in Rice Paddy Fields: A Study on Lis Valley, Portugal”
by Susana Ferreira, Juan Manuel Sánchez and José Manuel Gonçalves
Agronomy 2023, 13(5), 1357; https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy13051357
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/13/5/1357