Coping with salinity in irrigated agriculture: Crop evapotranspiration and water management issues

PS Minhas, TB Ramos, A Ben-Gal… - Agricultural Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil and water salinity and associated problems are a major challenge for global food
production. Strategies to cope with salinity include a better understanding of the impacts of …

Implementing sustainable irrigation in water-scarce regions under the impact of climate change

G Nikolaou, D Neocleous, A Christou, E Kitta… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
The sustainability of irrigated agriculture is threatening due to adverse climate change, given
future projections that every one in four people on Earth might be suffering from extreme …

Rainwater harvesting for agricultural irrigation: An analysis of global research

JF Velasco-Muñoz, JA Aznar-Sánchez… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Within a context of scarce water resources for agriculture, rainwater harvesting constitutes a
promising alternative that has been studied by different disciplines in recent years. This …

Sustainable irrigation in agriculture: An analysis of global research

JF Velasco-Muñoz, JA Aznar-Sánchez… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Irrigated agriculture plays a fundamental role as a supplier of food and raw materials.
However, it is also the world's largest water user. In recent years, there has been an …

Management of soil salinity associated with irrigation of protected crops

V Phogat, D Mallants, JW Cox, J Šimůnek… - Agricultural Water …, 2020 - Elsevier
Long-term evaluation of soil chemical changes in the soil is required to optimize irrigation of
protected crops and to control associated environmental issues. In this study, the multi …

Farmers' profiles and behaviours toward desalinated seawater for irrigation: Insights from South-east Spain

JA Aznar-Sanchez, LJ Belmonte-Urena… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In South-east Spain the implementation of desalinated seawater for irrigation was
planned as an alternative water supply for farmers. However, most high-volume desalination …

Synergistic effect of Fe3O4 nanoparticles and Au nanolayer in enhancement of interfacial solar steam generation

BB Zahmatkesh, H Niazmand… - Materials Research Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
For the first time, we investigated the synergistic effect of Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles (NPs) and
Au nanolayer in interfacial solar steam generation (ISSG) of well water. Herein, single-or …

Sustainable agriculture development in the Western Desert of Egypt: A case study on crop production, profit, and uncertainty in the Siwa region

NH Moghazy, JJ Kaluarachchi - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The Egyptian government initiated a development project in 2015 to reclaim 1.5 million
acres with the primary goal of increasing agricultural production. Siwa is one of these areas …

The role of technology in greenhouse agriculture: Towards a sustainable intensification in Campo de Dalías (Almería, Spain)

AJ Mendoza-Fernández, A Peña-Fernández, L Molina… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Campo de Dalías, located in southeastern Spain, is the greatest European exponent of
greenhouse agriculture. The development of this type of agriculture has led to an …

Sustainable development goals for the circular economy and the water-food nexus: full implementation of new drip irrigation technologies in upper Egypt

MA Abdelzaher, MM Awad - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Saving fresh water is a big challenge for the next generation due to enhanced living
standards and population growth. In addition, the expansion of agricultural and industrial …