The objectives of this paper are to (i) review irrigation worldwide in its ability to meet our growing needs for food production, (ii) review irrigation trends in the USA, (iii) discuss various concepts that define water use efficiency (WUE) in irrigated agriculture from both engineering and...
water use efficiencydroughtirrigated agricultureplant improvementWater scarcity and the increasing global demand for water in many sectors, including agriculture, has become a global concern .The rapid growth world population and the adverse impacts of climate change lade to growing computation for water ...
and water rights arrangements,are the main factors causing farmers' irrigation water use efficiency differences.The development of farmer participatory irrigation management model,optimization of water resources management system,expanding the role of water market in agriculture water resources allocation,...
It is widely agreed upon that water demand should be reduced through increases in water use efficiency to make irrigated agriculture in the region more sustainable. The existence of several terms related to the efficiency with which irrigation water is used, however, may be hampering the ...
A consequence of water scarcity is that it has enhanced research and development aimed at increasing water use efficiency in irrigated agriculture. Althoug... A Dinar - 《Irrigation Science》 被引量: 43发表: 1993年 Irrigation Decisions for Major West Coast Crops: Water Scarcity and Climatic Determ...
- 《Agriculture & Food Security》 被引量: 21发表: 2015年 Irrigation and fertilizer management effects on processing cucumber productivity and water use efficiency. Experiments were conducted to evaluate the response of processing cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) to irrigation and fertilization strategies ...
The objective of this paper is to provide an analysis of the sustainability of irrigated agriculture in Italy in the context of CAP reform and Water Framework Directive. The work combines scenario analysis, multicriteria mathematical programming simulation models and economic, social and environmental in...
A sustainable management of global freshwater resources requires reliable estimates of the water demanded by irrigated agriculture. This has been attempted by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) through country surveys and censuses, or through Gl
Rice will continue to be a staple crop for the majority of the world's population and, thus, its production will require a significant commitment to maintaining large amounts of fresh available water. The water use efficiency of two traditional water management practices used in irrigated rice cu...
(redirected fromIrrigated agriculture) Thesaurus Medical Legal Encyclopedia ir·ri·gate (ĭr′ĭ-gāt′) v.ir·ri·gat·ed,ir·ri·gat·ing,ir·ri·gates v.tr. 1.To supply (land or crops) with water by means of pipes, sprinklers, ditches, or streams. ...