Soil Water Use and Irrigation Management
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Water".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 150
Special Issue Editors
Interests: irrigation systems; water needs of plants; irrigation water needs; evapotranspiration; sustainable development; agriculture production under irrigation conditions; air–plant–soil relationship
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: irrigation of agricultural and horticultural crops, water needs of field crops; irrigation water needs; field crop evapotranspiration; agriculture and horticulture production under irrigation conditions; yield–irrigation relationships for field crops
Interests: breeding; drought stress; seed science; fertigation; irrigation; in vitro culture; molecular markers; nutritional value; ornamentals; vegetables
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The sustainable management of water resources is becoming extremely important in the face of ongoing climate change. An increasing number of regions are faced with rainfall deficits and droughts, which strongly affect agricultural production. Using appropriate irrigation techniques for crops is crucial to keeping agricultural production at an adequate level and ensuring global food security. Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on the use of modern irrigation systems and sustainable rural development. It also includes methods to accurately estimate the water needs of crops, as well as to control soil moisture and ensure sufficient water for irrigation. Modern irrigation systems, their maintenance and operation, and the relationship between soil, water, and plants will also be discussed.
The main topics covered in this Special Issue include but are not limited to the following:
- Water resource management;
- Technical and economic problems of irrigation systems;
- Estimating plants’ water needs;
- Precision and water-saving irrigation;
- Air–plant–soil–water relationship;
- Irrigation and drainage systems;
- Groundwater management;
- Agricultural production under irrigation conditions;
- Soil moisture and water content;
- Innovative irrigation methods;
- Water management in the face of climate change;
- Spatial development and irrigation of rural areas.
Original research papers, as well as review articles, are welcome in this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Roman Rolbiecki
Prof. Dr. Stanisław Rolbiecki
Prof. Dr. Barbara Jagosz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- water management
- crop water requirements
- soil hydraulic properties
- sustainable development of rural areas
- soil fertility
- drip irrigation
- soil and water relationship
- evapotranspiration
- precision agriculture
- irrigation and drainage systems
