Development and Application of High-Efficiency Water-Saving Irrigation Technology

Dear Colleagues,

With global climate change and population growth, the problem of the shortage of water resources and increase in food demand has intensified. Agricultural irrigation needs to focus on the application of advanced high-efficiency water-saving irrigation technology to improve agricultural water use efficiency and the production capacity of grain or oil. In this context, it is particularly urgent to quantitatively reveal the response of processes driving crop water saving and yield increase to irrigation technology and develop efficient and intelligent irrigation equipment. This Special Issue invites relevant results of field experiments, model simulations, and equipment development related to the following topics:

• High-efficiency water-saving irrigation scheduling and management strategy;
• Soil water, fertilizer, salt, gas, and heat coupling and field energy balance with high-efficiency water-saving irrigation technology;
• Research and development of high-efficiency water-saving irrigation equipment;
• Technology and equipment to improve grain or oil yield and water use efficiency in agricultural irrigation.

Dr. Yan Mo
Guest Editor

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