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College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
College of Soil and Water Conservation, Hohai University, Nanjing 211100, China
Andalusian Institute of Teaching and Agricultural Research (IFAPA)—Research Center “Las Torres”, Ctra. Sevilla-Cazalla Km 12,2, 41200 Alcalá del Río, Sevilla, Spain

Irrigation and Fertilization Management for Sustainable Agricultural Production

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15 August 2025
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Dear Colleagues,

With the growth of the world’s population and excessive use of fertilizers, the problems of food security and water scarcity have become increasingly severe. This poses higher challenges and requirements for sustainable agricultural development. Irrigation and fertilization play an indispensable role in many agricultural measures, while also affecting crop yield, soil organic carbon, nitrogen fate, non-point source pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, it is necessary to develop new irrigation and fertilization measures and to evaluate their advantages, disadvantages, and applicability through experimental and modelling methods. This Special Issue publishes papers of international significance relating to the mechanism, experimental results, and modelling of achieving sustainable agriculture through managing irrigation and fertilization. In all cases, manuscripts must address implications and provide insight regarding sustainable agriculture by irrigation and fertilization.

Prof. Dr. Shihong Yang
Dr. Zewei Jiang
Dr. Ivan Francisco Garcia Tejero
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Keywords

  • irrigation
  • fertilization
  • sustainable agriculture
  • biogeochemical process

Participating Journals

Journal Name Impact Factor CiteScore Launched Year First Decision (median) APC
Agriculture
agriculture
3.3 4.9 2011 20.2 Days CHF 2600 Submit
Agronomy
agronomy
3.3 6.2 2011 15.5 Days CHF 2600 Submit
Crops
crops
- - 2021 24.2 Days CHF 1000 Submit
Land
land
3.2 4.9 2012 17.8 Days CHF 2600 Submit
Plants
plants
4.0 6.5 2012 18.2 Days CHF 2700 Submit
Sustainability
sustainability
3.3 6.8 2009 20 Days CHF 2400 Submit

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Transforming Irrigated Agriculture in Semi-Arid and Dry Subhumid Mediterranean Conditions: A Case of Protected Cucumber Cultivation
by Talal Darwish, Amin Shaban, Ghaleb Faour, Ihab Jomaa, Peter Moubarak and Roula Khadra
Sustainability 2024, 16(22), 10050; https://doi.org/10.3390/su162210050 - 18 Nov 2024
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Pressure from population growth and climate change stress the limited water resources in the Mediterranean region and threaten food security and social stability. Enhancing food production requires the transformation of irrigation systems and enhancement of local capacity for sustainable water and soil management [...] Read more.
Pressure from population growth and climate change stress the limited water resources in the Mediterranean region and threaten food security and social stability. Enhancing food production requires the transformation of irrigation systems and enhancement of local capacity for sustainable water and soil management in irrigated agriculture. The aim of this work is the conversion of traditional irrigation practices, by introducing the practice of optimal irrigation scheduling based on local ET estimation and soil moisture monitoring, and the use of continuous feeding by fertigation to enhance both water and nutrient use efficiency. For this, two trials were established between August and November 2023 in two different pedoclimatic zones (Serein and Sultan Yacoub) of the inner Bekaa Plain of Lebanon, characterized by semi-arid and dry subhumid conditions and different soil types. Greenhouse cucumber was tested to compare the prevailing traditional farmers’ practices with the advanced, technology-based, methods of water management. Results showed a significantly higher amount of water applied by the farmers to the protected cucumber, with a potential for average saving of 105 mm of water applied in each season by improved practices. Water input in the traditional practices revealed potential stress to plants. With more than 20% increase in cucumber yield by the transformed practices, a general trend was observed in the fertilization approach and amounts, resulting in lower nutrient recovery in the farmer’s plots. The science-based practices of water and nutrient management showed higher application and agronomic water use efficiency of full fertigation, exceeding 60%, associated with double and triple higher nitrogen use efficiency, compared to those results obtained by the traditional water and fertilizer application methods. The monitored factors can contribute to severe economic and environmental consequences from nutrient buildup or leaching in the soil–groundwater system in the Mediterranean region. Full article
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