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

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: agro-ecological wetland; amino acid; assessment protocol; benefit-cost ratio; biofortification; Biology, life sciences; computational fluid dynamics; correlation; cowpea; deficit irrigation; drought; drought management plan; drought stress; ecological status; ecophysiology; energy dissipation mechanism; environment; essential oil; field water balance; food–water–energy nexus; humic acid; hydraulic performance; hydrogel; irrigation; irrigation deficit; irrigation emitter; irrigation management; leaf area index; mandarin; Mathematics and Science; mulching; nitrate leaching; numerical simulation; nutrient use efficiency; nutrients; PCA analysis; physiological traits; potato fertigation; precision agriculture; productivity; profitability; proline; protein content; rain-fed; rain-fed conditions and ridge-furrow mulching; rainfed; rainwater harvesting system; real water productivity; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Research and information: general; rice; risk-based approach; river basin scale; root mass density; saline groundwater; soil moisture; soil salinity; spearmint; structural design; subsurface pipe drainage; water footprint; water productivity; water quality; water scarcity; wheat; wheat varieties; winter wheat; yield; yield stability; zinc
• ISBN: 3036597050; 9783036597041; 3036597042; 9783036597058
• DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-9704-1

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.