Irrigation is critical to sustain agricultural productivity in dry or semi-dry environments, and center pivots, due to their versatility and ruggedness, are the most widely used irrigation …
Irrigation is an important adaptation to reduce crop yield loss due to water stress from both soil water deficit (low soil moisture) and atmospheric aridity (high vapor pressure deficit …
ME Jensen, RG Allen - 2016 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Abstract This Manual of Practice (MOP) is a comprehensive reference to estimating the water quantities needed for irrigation of crops based upon the physics of evaporation and …
M Rienth, T Scholasch - Oeno One, 2019 - arodes.hes-so.ch
Rising global air temperatures will lead to an increased evapotranspiration and altered precipitation pattern. In many regions this may result in a negative water balance during the …
Water is the most basic essential for plant growth; an inadequate supply causes severe problems, as plants rely on the water transmitted by soil to meet their physiological and …
SF Kuo, SS Ho, CW Liu - Agricultural water management, 2006 - Elsevier
Field experiments were performed at the HsuehChia Experimental Station from 1993 to 2001 to calculate the reference and actual crop evapotranspiration, derived the crop …
N Singh, K Ajaykumar, LK Dhruw… - Smart Agricultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
The conventional sprinkler irrigation time calculation does not consider current soil moisture, leading to inadequate or excess irrigation due to daily weather changes. In present study, a …
Efficient water management of crops requires accurate irrigation scheduling which, in turn, requires the accurate measurement of crop water requirement. Irrigation is applied to …
Indicators of soil quality, such as microbial biomass C and N (MBC, MBN) and enzyme activities (EAs), involved in C, P, N, and S cycling, as affected by dryland cropping systems …