A review of strategies, methods and technologies to reduce non-beneficial consumptive water use on farms considering the FAO56 methods

N Jovanovic, LS Pereira, P Paredes, I Pôças… - Agricultural water …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, research has developed a multitude of strategies, methods and
technologies to reduce consumptive water use on farms for adaptation to the increasing …

Improved irrigation water demand forecasting using a soft-computing hybrid model

I Pulido-Calvo, JC Gutiérrez-Estrada - Biosystems engineering, 2009 - Elsevier
Recently, Computational Neural Networks (CNNs) and fuzzy inference systems have been
successfully applied to time series forecasting. In this study the performance of a hybrid …

Comparing sprinkler and drip irrigation systems for full and deficit irrigated maize using multicriteria analysis and simulation modelling: Ranking for water saving vs …

GC Rodrigues, P Paredes, JM Gonçalves… - Agricultural water …, 2013 - Elsevier
This study aims to assess the economic feasibility of full and deficit irrigated maize using
center pivot, set sprinkler systems and drip tape systems through multicriteria analysis …

More 'crop per drop': constraints and opportunities for precision irrigation in European agriculture

JM Monaghan, A Daccache, LH Vickers… - Journal of the …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Dwindling water supplies, increasing drought frequency and uncertainties associated with a
changing climate mean Europe's irrigated agriculture sector needs to improve water …

Exploring energy saving scenarios for on-demand pressurised irrigation networks

JAR Díaz, RL Luque, MTC Cobo, P Montesinos… - Biosystems …, 2009 - Elsevier
On-demand pressurised irrigation networks are analysed from the point of view of energy
requirements. The Fuente Palmera Irrigation District, Southern Spain, was analysed and …

Low energy consumption seasonal calendar for sectoring operation in pressurized irrigation networks

MT Carrillo Cobo, JA Rodríguez Díaz, P Montesinos… - Irrigation Science, 2011 - Springer
Pressurized irrigation networks and organized on-demand are usually constrained by the
high amounts of energy required for their operation. In this line, sectoring, where farmers are …

Simulation of peak-demand hydrographs in pressurized irrigation delivery systems using a deterministic–stochastic combined model. Part I: model development

D Zaccaria, N Lamaddalena, CMU Neale, GP Merkley… - Irrigation science, 2013 - Springer
This study describes a model named HydroGEN that was conceived for simulating
hydrographs of daily volumes and hourly flow rates during peak-demand periods in …

Performance analysis of pressurized irrigation systems operating on-demand using flow-driven simulation models

MJ Calejo, N Lamaddalena, JL Teixeira… - Agricultural water …, 2008 - Elsevier
On-demand pressurized irrigation systems are designed to deliver water with the flow rate
and pressure required by the farm irrigation systems, sprinkling or micro-irrigation, and …

Numerical simulation of soil water dynamics under stationary sprinkler irrigation with Mohid‐Land

L Simionesei, TB Ramos, D Brito, E Jauch… - Irrigation and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Water distribution in sprinkler irrigation systems remains one of the most challenging
problems in irrigation water management. Due to lack of water distribution uniformity, parts …

On-demand pressurized water distribution system impacts on sprinkler network design and performance

A Daccache, N Lamaddalena, U Fratino - Irrigation science, 2010 - Springer
On-farm irrigation networks are designed for optimum performance at a specific upstream
pressure head. In pressurized water distribution systems operating on demand, the …