Improving water use efficiency in agronomic crop production

SA Zahoor, S Ahmad, A Ahmad, A Wajid… - … Crops: Volume 2 …, 2019 - Springer
Food and agriculture are the largest consumers of water, requiring one hundred times more
than we use for personal needs. Agricultural water is used to grow fresh produce and …

Climate-smart irrigation and responsible innovation in South Asia: A systematic mapping

E Prutzer, A Patrick, A Ishtiaque, S Vij, R Stock… - Ambio, 2023 - Springer
This review systematically traces the context and evolution of climate-smart irrigation (CSI) in
four South Asian countries—Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. CSI technologies and …

Implementation of water-saving agro-technologies and irrigation methods in agriculture of Uzbekistan on a large scale as an urgent issue

I Chathuranika, B Khaniya, K Neupane… - Sustainable Water …, 2022 - Springer
Usable water resource is limited, even though 71% of world is covered by water. Therefore,
enough conflicts to the usable water can be found throughout the world. Usable water for …

Quantifying future water-saving potential under climate change and groundwater recharge scenarios in Lower Chenab Canal, Indus River Basin

M Shafeeque, M Hafeez, A Sarwar, A Arshad… - Theoretical and Applied …, 2024 - Springer
Quantifying water-saving potential (WSP) is crucial for sustainable water resource
management in canal command areas and river basins. Previous studies have partially or …

Crop production in Pakistan and low nitrogen use efficiencies

AN Shahzad, MK Qureshi, A Wakeel… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Overuse of nitrogen (N) fertilizer, a crucial productivity factor in world cropping systems, is
detrimental to the sustainability of crop production from an economic and environmental …

Water resources management strategies for irrigated agriculture in the Indus Basin of Pakistan

M Muzammil, A Zahid, L Breuer - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Agriculture of Pakistan relies on the Indus basin, which is facing severe water scarcity
conditions. Poor irrigation practices and lack of policy reforms are major threats for water …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Water-saving agricultural technologies: Regional hydrology outcomes and knowledge gaps in the eastern Gangetic Plains—A review

MA Mojid, M Mainuddin - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasing food demand has exerted tremendous stress on agricultural water usages
worldwide, often with a threat to sustainability in agricultural production and, hence, food …

Economic and environmental impact assessment of sustainable future irrigation practices in the Indus Basin of Pakistan

M Muzammil, A Zahid, L Breuer - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Pakistan's agriculture is characterized by insecure water supply and poor irrigation
practices. We investigate the economic and environmental feasibility of alternative improved …

Impact of cropping pattern and climatic parameters in lower Chenab Canal system—Case study from Punjab Pakistan

A Mujtaba, G Nabi, M Masood, M Iqbal, HM Asfahan… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
In Pakistan, groundwater resources are depleting at an alarming rate due to intensive
pumping, shifting of cropping patterns, and climate change vulnerability. The present study …