Irrigation in the Earth system

S McDermid, M Nocco, P Lawston-Parker… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Irrigation accounts for~ 70% of global freshwater withdrawals and~ 90% of consumptive
water use, driving myriad Earth system impacts. In this Review, we summarize how irrigation …

Strategies for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation in Mediterranean agriculture: A review

A Sanz-Cobena, L Lassaletta, E Aguilera… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
An integrated assessment of the potential of different management practices for mitigating
specific components of the total GHG budget (N 2 O and CH 4 emissions and C …

The potential of organic fertilizers and water management to reduce N2O emissions in Mediterranean climate cropping systems. A review

E Aguilera, L Lassaletta, A Sanz-Cobena… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2013 - Elsevier
Environmental problems related to the use of synthetic fertilizers and to organic waste
management have led to increased interest in the use of organic materials as an alternative …

Enhancing climate resilience of irrigated agriculture: A review

FA Ward - Journal of Environmental Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Emerging evidence showing trends in climate change with a strong likelihood those
changes will continue elevates the importance of finding affordable adaptations by irrigated …

Transcriptomic response of durum wheat to nitrogen starvation

PL Curci, R Aiese Cigliano, DL Zuluaga, M Janni… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Nitrogen (N) is a key macronutrient representing a limiting factor for plant growth and
development and affects productivity in wheat. In this study, durum wheat response to N …

Drivers of ammonia volatilization in Mediterranean climate cropping systems

J Hurtado, E Velázquez, L Lassaletta, G Guardia… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ammonia (NH 3) volatilization is the major source of nitrogen (N) loss resulting from the
application of synthetic and organic N fertilizers to croplands. It is well known that in …

Long-term wheat response to nitrogen in a rainfed Mediterranean environment: Field data and simulation analysis

B Basso, D Cammarano, A Troccoli, D Chen… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Appropriate nitrogen management is one of the main challenges of agricultural production
and for the environment. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the efficiency of crop N …

[HTML][HTML] Intensifying cereal management in dryland Mediterranean agriculture: Rainfed wheat and barley responses to nitrogen fertilisation

R Savin, CM Cossani, R Dahan, JY Ayad… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Under dryland systems of the Mediterranean basin, water management is widely recognised
critical for improving grain yield. It has been proposed that nitrogen (N) fertilisation may be a …

Nitrogen dynamics in cropping systems under Mediterranean climate: a systemic analysis

L Lassaletta, A Sanz-Cobena, E Aguilera… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Worldwide, Mediterranean cropping systems face the complex challenge of producing
enough high-quality food while preserving the quantity and quality of scarce water for …

Nitrogen and water use efficiencies of wheat and barley under a Mediterranean environment in Catalonia

CM Cossani, GA Slafer, R Savin - Field Crops Research, 2012 - Elsevier
In Southern Mediterranean regions, farmers usually grow barley monocultures in drought-
prone areas while wheat is grown in better-watered regions. This is based on an assumption …