Weeds usually penalize crop yields by competing for resources, such as water, light, nutrients, and space. Most of the studies on the crop-weed competition domain are limited to …
Caatinga biome, located in the Brazilian semi-arid region, is the most populous semi-arid region in the world, causing intensification in land degradation and loss of biodiversity over …
The A&P approach, developed by Allen and Pereira (2009), estimates single and basal crop coefficients (K c and K cb) from the observed fraction of ground cover (fc) and crop height …
S Qin, S Li, L Cheng, L Zhang, R Qiu, P Liu… - Agricultural Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
The joint application of plastic mulch and interplanted patterns significantly increases the utilization efficiencies of water and energy in arid regions. Each individual crop transpiration …
Abstract Knowledge of the soil water balance is fundamental for improving crop water use in agricultural fields. Estimates are normally for representative and homogeneous areas where …
Secondary salinization has long been reported in the Roxo irrigation district (RID), southern Portugal, due to the use of saline-prone irrigation water and the existence of poorly …
Orchards consist of complex agricultural systems, with a variety of characteristics (planting density, tree height, training system, canopy cover, irrigation method, interrow management) …
Vineyards represent complex Mediterranean agrosystems that deliver significant ecosystem services to society. Yet, many vine-growers still need to assimilate the importance of crop …
This paper reviews the research on the FAO56 single and basal crop coefficients of fruit trees and vines performed over the past twenty-five years and focus on Mediterranean and …