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N. Pérez-Méndez ; N. Pérez-Méndez ; C. Miguel-Rojas ; J.A. Jimenez-Berni ; D. Gomez-Candon ; A. Pérez-de-Luque ; E. Fereres ; M. Catala-Forner ; D. Villegas ; J.C. Sillero |Wheat and rice are two main staple food crops that may suffer from yield losses due to drought episodes that are increasingly impacted by climate change, in addition to new epidemic outbreaks. Sustainable intensification of production will rely [...]Article
A. Tomaz ; J.F. Palma ; T. Ramos ; M.N. Costa ; E. Rosa ; M. Santos ; L. Boteta ; J. Dôres ; M. Patanita |The evaluation of the role of different agronomic strategies in achieving sustainable wheat yields under variable Mediterranean climate conditions may involve the use of resource-use indicators that combine productivity and environmental impact.[...]Article
En agriculture, lutilisation de techniques dirrigation plus efficaces est souvent vue comme un moyen de protéger lenvironnement en créant un impact positif sur la gestion de la ressource en eau. Utiliser des techniques efficaces doit ainsi pe[...]Article
Food system analysis in arid and semi-arid countries inevitably meets water availability as a major constraining food system driver. Many such countries are net food importers using food subsidy systems, as water resources do not allow national [...]Article
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The management and protection of a country's water resources is a matter of high priority, ensuring the development and socio-economic stability of a country. Unquestionably, Greece is a characteristic example of this, as water distribution is h[...]Article
This paper examines irrigation management within the Tunisian Water Users Association (WUA),in Nadhour public irrigated area (central of Tunisia). The functioning of 14 WUAs was evaluated based on questionnaires and related interviews. The metho[...]Article
Soilless cultivation systems were primarily developed in response to the excessive spread of soil pathogens; however, they also allow an optimal control of plant grow, high productivity and product quality as well as very high efficiency of wate[...]Article
P. Gavilán ; N. Ruiz ; L. Miranda ; E. Martínez-Ferri ; J.I. Contreras ; R. Baeza ; D. Lozano |Irrigation sustainability is particularly important in the vicinity of Doñana National Park (Huelva, Spain), where Europes most important wetland area coexists with a profitable strawberry irrigation activity. In this paper, an innovation and t[...]Article
Nile water availability is one of the major constraints for agricultural development in Egypt. This study conducts a mixed multiplier analysis, under water and land constraints, to identify the seasonal agricultural activities with high output a[...]Article
The objective of this study was to measure the efficiency level of Water Users Associations (WUAs) in the coastal oases of Gabès (South-Est of Tunisia) and assessing its main determinants. First, an input-oriented data envelopment analysis (DEA)[...]Article
Z. Moumen ; I. Elhassnaoui ; W. Khaddi ; M.A. Wahba ; A. Lahrach |Future projection shows that the availability of freshwater per capita will decrease to 560 m3/year by 2030 in Morocco. In this realm of adopting efficient irrigation, alternatives become a priority to overcome water shortage. The presente[...]Article
R. Benniou ; H. Tayeb-Bey ; S. Yahiaoui ; C. Tir |En Algérie, comme au Maghreb, les ressources naturelles sont certes diversifiées mais elles demeurent menacées par leffet du changement climatique. Afin de maintenir un minimum de production agricole en cette région, la gestion de leau sous le[...]Article
This is a brief review about irrigation scheduling tools and water management models for efficient on-farm watering of vegetable crops under open field conditions. This is the first step required for reducing water losses due to drainage and for[...]Article
D. Cammarano ; D. Cammarano ; D. Ronga ; I. Di Mola ; M. Mori ; M. Parisi |Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is a globally important vegetable recognized for its positive health benefits. As most of the vegetable production, tomato require significant amount of agronomic inputs. However, recent shifts in climate pattern[...]Article
One of the most important challenges in any society is the issue of food and water supply. Undoubtedly, agriculture has a major role in water consumption, and grains have the largest use in the food of people. Bread is also an essential commodit[...]Article
La filière marocaine des fruits rouges a connu un essor consistant durant la dernière décennie, soutenue par la stratégie nationale agricole et tractée par lexpansion de la demande sur les marchés internationaux. Cependant, lévolution qua enr[...]Article
L. Parra ; L. Parra ; M. Botella-Campos ; H. Puerto ; B. Roig-Merino ; J. Lloret |Improving water efficiency in farming systems is one of the major challenges of these decades. Water scarcity due to climate change, together with the increasing demand of food, is leading experts from around the world find appropriate indicator[...]Article
G. Nikolaou ; D. Neocleous ; A. Christou ; E. Kitta ; N. Katsoulas |The sustainability of irrigated agriculture is threatening due to adverse climate change, given future projections that every one in four people on Earth might be suffering from extreme water scarcity by the year 2025. Pressurized irrigation sys[...]Article
Water is becoming an increasingly scarce resource worldwide, suggesting that water rationing methods should be revised to improve water allocation efficiency, especially during cyclical scarcity events (droughts). The proportional rule is the mo[...]Article
V.A. Tzanakakis ; V.A. Tzanakakis ; A.N. Angelakis ; N.V. Paranychianakis ; Y.G. Dialynas ; G. Tchobanoglous |Crete, located in the South Mediterranean Sea, is characterized by long coastal areas, varied terrain relief and geology, and great spatial and inter-annual variations in precipitation. Under average meteorological conditions, the island is wate[...]Article
E.A. Abioye ; M.S.Z. Abidin ; M.S.A. Mahmud ; S. Buyamin ; M.H.I. Ishak ; M.K.I.A. Rahman ; A.O. Otuoze ; P. Onotu ; M.S.A. Ramli |The demand for freshwater is on the increase due to the rapid growth in the world's population while the effect of global warming and climate change cause severe threat to water use and food security. Consequently, irrigation systems are tremend[...]Article
A. Elbeltagi ; J. Deng ; K. Wang ; Y. Hong |Modeling crop water use as a useful decision tool for agricultural policy decision-makers to improve water-use efficiency has been increasing. This study aimed to estimate, forecast, and model the green and blue water footprints (WFg and WFb, re[...]Article
F. Maselli ; M. Chiesi ; L. Angeli ; L. Fibbi ; B. Rapi ; M. Romani ; F. Sabatini |Recent investigations have shown the potential of a water balance method based on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data to estimate actual evapotranspiration (ETa) of Mediterranean grasslands and croplands. The method uses the Fract[...]Article
Two thirds of human water use is linked to agricultural practices including crop irrigation. Furthermore, excess irrigation leads to drainage problems. For this reason, reduced irrigation strategies need to be implemented to protect water resour[...]