Improving water productivity of wheat-based cropping systems in South Asia for sustained productivity

SS Kukal, ML Jat, HS Sidhu - Advances in agronomy, 2014 - Elsevier
Serious water deficits are threatening agricultural sustainability in many regions of the South
Asia (SA). While the increase in crop production of irrigated rice–wheat system in SA has …

A paradigm of GIS and remote sensing for crop water deficit assessment in near real time to improve irrigation distribution plan

W Yousaf, WK Awan, M Kamran, SR Ahmad… - Agricultural Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study comprehensively used Remote Sensing (RS) and GIS for independently
monitoring crop water adequacy in response to existing irrigation management system in …

Performance evaluation and water availability of canal irrigation scheme in Punjab Pakistan

I Sajid, B Tischbein, C Borgemeister, M Flörke - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The supply of surface water by century-old infrastructure causes substantial water loss and
triggers huge abstractions of groundwater, resulting in low irrigation efficiency. We evaluated …

[HTML][HTML] Resolving water security conflicts in agriculture by a cooperative Nash bargaining approach

S Janjua, DA An-Vo, K Reardon-Smith… - Agricultural Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is increasingly driven by socio-economic dynamics, climate change, and
population growth. Conflicts among water users, including states, complicate sustainable …

Spatial and temporal appraisal of groundwater depth and quality in LBDC command-issues and options

M Basharat - Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2012 - 111.68.102.14
Pakistan's Irrigation system is more than a century old, the distribution system within any
canal command is designed to distribute the canal water equitably ignoring rainfall patterns …

[PDF][PDF] Site-Specific Aquifer Characterization and Identification of Potential Groundwater Areas in Pakistan.

HU Farid, Z Mahmood-Khan, A Ali, M Mubeen… - Polish Journal of …, 2017 - pjoes.com
Detailed knowledge about site-specific aquifer characteristics, subsurface lithology, and
groundwater potential can help to determine the depth and location of fresh groundwater …

[PDF][PDF] Determination of saturated hydraulic conductivity of different soil texture materials

A Sarki, MS Mirjat, AA Mahessar, SM Kori… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2014 - academia.edu
The hydraulic conductivity of the soil is function of soil water pressure, soil water content,
and the soil moisture retention. The soil hydraulic properties are needed for understanding …

Integrating physiological and genetic approaches for improving drought tolerance in crops

A Ali, Z Ali, UM Quraishi, AG Kazi, RN Malik… - … and management of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The linked projections of the global population standing in 2050 of approximately 9.2 billion
and the balanced annual increase in crop yields to ensure food security, with wheat …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of geoelectric and hydrochemical approaches for delineation of groundwater potential zones in alluvial aquifer

Q Mehmood, M Arshad, M Rizwan… - Journal of …, 2020 - gwse.iheg.org.cn
Geoelectric and hydrochemical approaches are employed to delineate the ground-water
potential zones in District Okara, a part of Bari Doab, Punjab, Pakistan. Sixty-seven VES …

Unpredictable spillovers among water uses? An analysis of agricultural, industrial, and household uses of water in the Balkans

CN Focacci, A Quintavalla - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
In times of water shortage, it becomes increasingly relevant for policymakers to understand
the existing relationships between different types of water use, so as to encourage efficient …