Plant Water Use Efficiency for a Sustainable Agricultural Development

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 8; p. 1806
• Main Authors: García-Tejero, Iván Francisco, Durán-Zuazo, Víctor Hugo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 30.07.2022
• Subjects: Agricultural development; Agricultural industry; Agricultural management; Agricultural production; Agriculture; agronomy; Aquatic resources; Cassava; Climate change; Climatic conditions; Corn; crop-production functions; crop-water requirements; Crops; deficit irrigation; Drought; Drought resistance; drought tolerance; Droughts; Efficiency; Food quality; Fruit; Fruit crops; Fruits; Genotypes; Herbal medicine; Horticultural crops; horticulture; Industrial crops; Irrigation; irrigation management; Irrigation water; Medicinal plants; Medicine, Botanic; Medicine, Herbal; Nutrition; Optimization; Physiology; Potassium; Productivity; Rain; Remote sensing; smart farming; Sustainability; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable development; Water conservation; Water management; Water requirements; Water resources; Water scarcity; Water shortages; Water use; Water use efficiency; Water-supply

The rising shortage of water resources worldwide in crop-producing regions and the need for irrigation optimisation call for sustainable water savings. That is, the allocation of irrigation water will be an ever-increasing source of pressure because of vast agricultural demands under changing climat...