Agricultural Water Conservation: Tools, Strategies, and Practices - Series II

• Other Authors: Montazar, Aliasghar (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; drought stress; protein content; rainfed; yield stability; wheat; water quality; agro-ecological wetland; irrigation; nutrients; ecological status; drought; water scarcity; risk-based approach; drought management plan; assessment protocol; river basin scale; rice; water footprint; nutrient use efficiency; productivity; profitability; benefit-cost ratio; physiological traits; rainwater harvesting system; rain-fed conditions and ridge-furrow mulching; correlation; environment; humic acid; PCA analysis; rain-fed; wheat varieties; mulching; spearmint; yield; ecophysiology; essential oil; hydrogel; irrigation deficit; mandarin; proline; irrigation emitter; hydraulic performance; energy dissipation mechanism; structural design; computational fluid dynamics; food-water-energy nexus; nitrate leaching; precision agriculture; water productivity; irrigation management; soil moisture; potato fertigation; leaf area index; root mass density; real water productivity; field water balance; subsurface pipe drainage; soil salinity; saline groundwater; winter wheat; numerical simulation; cowpea; deficit irrigation; zinc; amino acid; biofortification
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Drought and climate change have decreased water availability for agriculture in arid and semiarid regions, and therefore efficiency enhancements in irrigation water management aimed at conserving water are key to adjust to limits in water supply, as well as improve the profitability and sustainability of agricultural production. Agricultural water management tools and practices that reduce water uses with acceptable impacts on crop production are viable strategies required to cope with diminished water supplies and generate new sources of irrigation water. This Special Issue focuses on "Agricultural Water Conservation: Tools, Strategies, and Practices", which aims to bring together a collection of recent cutting-edge research and advancements in applied agricultural water conservation. It provides a broad overview focusing on irrigation decision support systems, drought management plans, deficit irrigation strategies, soil mulching, surface and subsurface drip irrigation, conservation tillage, and optimal water and fertilizer management practices.