Optimization of Water Usage and Crop Yield Using Precision Irrigation
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Water Use and Irrigation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (19 February 2021) | Viewed by 41523
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A growing worldwide population and improving quality of life are leading to an increase in the request for food products. Through a greater exploitation of natural resources, environmental issues are also growing both in size and importance, especially in water use decision-making processes in irrigated agriculture. Larger crops yields mean that water should be given with greater efficiency, which requires instant and precise data on meteorological trend, soil, and crop status during the whole plant growing cycle.
Precision irrigation is an irrigation water management system which considers the space–time heterogeneity of soil and crop growth at the microscale level in the field, with the purpose to improve profitability, conserve water, and reduce environmental impact. On the basis of the evaluation of field heterogeneity, it extensively uses emerging technologies and data availability. By managing to apply the right amount of water in the right area at the right time, precision irrigation may serve as a solution to save water and improve water use efficiency, with a great impact on crop water productivity and the environment.
This Special Issue will focus on “Optimization of Water Usage and Crop Yield Using Precision Irrigation”. We welcome novel research, reviews, and opinion pieces covering all related topics, including variable-rate irrigation; precision irrigation scheduling, crop physiological and soil monitoring for precision water management; modeling; case-studies from the field; and policy positions.
Dr. Paola A. Deligios
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Water use efficiency
- Innovative irrigation scheduling
- Water productivity
- Optimization model
- Climate change adaptation strategies
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