Water scarcity is a global challenge. A severe gap between water supply and demand will
arise. Consequently, a large part of the world could face water shortage issues in the near …

Two contrasting rainfall barley seasons, dry (2012) and wet (2013), were used to
parameterize and assess the performance of the SIMDualKc and AquaCrop models. Field …

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is one of the major crops grown in Northern China in recent years,
however, the current serious water shortage conditions present a challenge to the growth of …

Irrigation, particularly pivot-center, is widely used around the world to fill the need of crop
watering. This method of irrigation has a low efficiency compared to other methods of …

Variable-rate irrigation (VRI) can effectively improve the irrigation efficiency. In this study, we
evaluated the two key indicators, irrigation uniformity and accuracy for a three-span center …

Sprinkler selection influences the water distribution uniformity of center pivot irrigation
systems. The sprinkling uniformity of the center pivot is crucial for the yield and quality of …

Sprinkler irrigation is promoted due to its remarkable advantages in water conservation, but
the high energy consumption limits its development in a situation of energy scarcity. In order …

A computer model was developed to simulate the varying depths of water applied to the
ground due to the intermittent movements of a typical center pivot. The stop–go model inputs …

When a center pivot irrigation system is adopted in a square field, its four corners cannot be
irrigated. Therefore, an end gun is often installed at the end of the system to expand the …

The last five decades have seen strong developments in irrigation modeling. In solid-set
sprinkler irrigation, models have generally been applied to a few sprinklers in a regular …