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Agronomy
Carmen M. Flores Cayuela, Rafael Gonzalez Perea, Emilio Camacho Poyato, Pilar Montesinos
Summary: The digitalization of the agricultural sector using cutting-edge technologies optimizes water use and addresses its scarcity. Technology provides real-time water use inventory and irrigation assessment, enabling accurate determination of water use efficiency. A decision support system for precision irrigation management at farm scale is proposed, providing real-time knowledge of water inputs and outputs based on information and communication technologies.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Fatima-Zahra Lahlou, Hamish R. R. Mackey, Tareq Al-Ansari
Summary: Wastewater reuse offers a potential solution to alleviate freshwater stress, improve water availability, and reduce environmental burden. It has significant implications for the carbon and water cycles in agricultural production, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving soil quality.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
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Agronomy
Jie Gao, La Zhuo, Ximing Duan, Pute Wu
Summary: The water footprint of crop production is crucial for efficient utilization and allocation of water resources. However, existing studies have overlooked the setting of water footprint benchmarks and corresponding water-saving potentials at the irrigation district scale. This study evaluates the water-saving potentials of different tillage practices for summer maize and winter wheat in Baojixia Irrigation District in China. The results show that specific tillage practices can significantly affect crop water footprints, and a practice combining 20% deficit irrigation, furrow irrigation, and mulching achieves the optimal balance between crop yield and water consumption.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Huijuan Dong, Lei Zhang, Yong Geng, Peng Li, Chenhui Yu
Summary: This study focuses on the application of greywater footprint (GWF) in assessing water pollution in industrial parks, finding that non-connected enterprises are the main sources of wastewater discharge, particularly in terms of total phosphorus (TP) and NH3-N pollution. The critical pollutants in Changzhou Economic and Technology Development Zone (CETDZ) include total nitrogen and TP, mainly from rural towns. Several measures to reduce the GWF are proposed, with increasing connection rate of non-connected enterprises identified as the most effective one.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Feng Wang, Baoling Xu, Yumei Si, Yuzhu Shang, Wei Zhang, Beiming Cai, Minxing Jiang, Siqi Xu, Siqi Lu
Summary: This study investigated the components and internal drivers of household water footprint inequality in China from 2002 to 2012 and found that household grey water footprint is unevenly distributed, with food, clothing, and residence being the main sources of inequality. The study also revealed that although the household water Gini coefficient increased slightly, the structural changes in household water footprint contributed to a reduction in inequality.
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
(2023)
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Engineering, Civil
Xinchun Cao, Jianfeng Xiao, Mengyang Wu, Wen Zeng, Xuan Huang
Summary: Improving water use efficiency in agriculture is crucial for regional food security and ecological sustainability. This study developed water productivity and water efficiency indices for corn cultivation in China and examined the spatial-temporal patterns and determinants of water productivity and water efficiency. Results showed that both indices increased over time and exhibited spatial differences, with agricultural production technology improvements and crop spatial arrangement optimization playing vital roles in enhancing water use efficiency.
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
(2021)
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Agronomy
Javier Ezcequiel Colimba-Limaico, Sergio Zubelzu-Minguez, Leonor Rodriguez-Sinobas
Summary: This study conducted experiments on the irrigation scheduling of tomato crops and found that water doses had a significant impact on fruit quality and production, while irrigation frequency had a smaller effect. It is recommended to use 100% of the potential evapotranspiration, with irrigation once per day, to achieve a balance between production, fruit quality, and water use efficiency.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Wuhan Ding, Guilong Zhang, Xiaopei Yi, Jiahao Kang, Jing Zhang, Guichun Li, Jianfeng Zhang, Naijie Chang, Hu Li
Summary: This study focused on the impact of irrational water and fertilizer regimes in greenhouse vegetable fields on the environment and economic aspects. The results showed that traditional flood irrigation led to nitrogen surplus and high risk of loss, while using drip fertigation and reducing urea-N application could reduce nitrogen and greenhouse gas emissions, but negatively affect farmers' net return.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2023)
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Rosa Duarte, Vicente Pinilla, Ana Serrano
Summary: The paper explores the impact of Mediterranean agricultural exports specialization on water resources over the last century, finding a significant increase in virtual water exports accompanied by the construction of water infrastructure. It highlights the exacerbation of blue water stress, regional divergences, and the influence of political, economic, and technological developments on trade flows and water resource pressures.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Angelo Martella, Ilenia Maria La Porta, Marco Nicastro, Elisa Biagetti, Silvio Franco
Summary: This study assessed the sustainability of the tomato food chain in Italy using the ecological footprint method. The results showed a lack of overall sustainability in the supply chain. This study provides important information for policymakers in defining sustainable development strategies.
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Agronomy
Tingting Jiang, Shikun Sun, Zheng Li, Qian Li, Yejia Lu, Chong Li, Yubao Wang, Pute Wu
Summary: This study analyzed the changes in maize yield and water footprint (WF) in response to climate change in China from the 2030s to the 2090s. The results show that precipitation and temperature are expected to increase in most regions, impacting crop evapotranspiration (ETc) and maize yield. Irrigation strategies, particularly full irrigation, were found to help mitigate the negative effects of climate change on maize yield. However, the benefits of increasing irrigation vary between humid and arid regions in China.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
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Engineering, Civil
Jichao Wang, Xuerui Gao, Kejing Huang, Yujie Yuan, Ai Wang, Leihua Dong, Xining Zhao
Summary: This study quantified crop yield and crop water consumption at fine resolution (250 m) using remote sensing methods and evaluated the spatiotemporal variability of the green water footprint (WFg) and blue water footprint (WFb) of Chinese Baojixia Irrigation District (BID). The results show that the average annual WFg of wheat and maize in BID is 0.525 and 0.469 m3/kg, accounting for 81 % and 93 % of the total WF, respectively. From the perspective of spatial distribution, the low values of the total WF are concentrated in the central BID, while the high values are distributed in northwest part.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Ayan Banerjee, Rahul Gautam, Sandeep Mudliar, Thallada Bhaskar, Debashish Ghosh
Summary: Effective utilization of water resources and sustainability in industrial operations is a growing concern, especially with increased water demand and changes in water quality. The generation of effluent by distilleries in India is a significant issue, highlighting the need for effective water mapping and management. This study focuses on assessing the water footprint and quality mapping for lipid production using crude glycerol, aiming to promote water resource management and reduce pollution load.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Civil
Eliav Shtull-Trauring, Asher Azenkot, Nirit Bernstein
Summary: The shortage of water in agriculture prompts efforts to improve water use efficiency. This study examines the impact of crop type and topo-climate on water use, water use efficiency, and economic productivity in Israel. The results demonstrate significant variations in water demand and water footprint across crops and regions, emphasizing the importance of directing cultivation to regions with lower water footprint.
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Jiali Xing, Wenjiao Shi, Xiangzheng Deng, Changhe Lu, Lijun Zuo, Shaoqiang Wang, Minglei Wang, Xiaoqing Wang, Bojie Yan
Summary: Maximizing resource use efficiency is a key strategy for developing an environment-friendly agricultural system. This study proposes a comprehensive assessment framework to estimate resource use efficiency and its environmental impacts in a rice-production system. The study compares the results with both domestic and global excellent levels and provides insights for improvement in resource use efficiency and environmental impacts mitigation.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2022)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
S. Stamatiadis, J. S. Schepers, E. Evangelou, C. Tsadilas, A. Glampedakis, M. Glampedakis, N. Dercas, N. Spyropoulos, N. R. Dalezios, K. Eskridge
PRECISION AGRICULTURE
(2018)
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Environmental Sciences
Chrysanthi Michelaki, Nikolaos M. Fyllas, Alexandros Galanidis, Maria Aloupi, Eleftherios Evangelou, Margarita Arianoutsou, Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2019)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
S. Stamatiadis, J. S. Schepers, E. Evangelou, A. Glampedakis, M. Glampedakis, N. Dercas, C. Tsadilas, N. Tserlikakis, E. Tsadila
PRECISION AGRICULTURE
(2020)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
E. Evangelou, S. Stamatiadis, J. S. Schepers, A. Glampedakis, M. Glampedakis, N. Dercas, C. Tsadilas, T. Nikoli
PRECISION AGRICULTURE
(2020)
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Plant Sciences
Nikolaos M. Fyllas, Chrysanthi Michelaki, Alexandros Galanidis, Eleftherios Evangelou, Joana Zaragoza-Castells, Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Christos Tsadilas, Margarita Arianoutsou, Jon Lloyd
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2020)
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Environmental Sciences
Chrysanthi Michelaki, Nikolaos M. Fyllas, Alexandros Galanidis, Maria Aloupi, Eleftherios Evangelou, Margarita Arianoutsou, Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
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Agronomy
Eleftherios Evangelou, Christos Tsadilas, Christina Giourga
Summary: The dynamics of soil microbial biomass carbon (Cmic) and nitrogen (Nmic) in Mediterranean agroecosystems are significantly influenced by different land use types and seasonal variations. Hot and dry Mediterranean summers have a noticeable impact on the activity of soil micro-organisms, resulting in fluctuations of Cmic and Nmic.
COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Stefano Fabiani, Silvia Vanino, Rosario Napoli, Antonin Zajicek, Renata Duffkova, Eleftherios Evangelou, Pasquale Nino
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2020)
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Water Resources
Nicholas Dercas, Nicolas R. Dalezios, Stamatis Stamatiadis, Eleftherios Evangelou, Antonios Glampedakis, Georgios Mantonanakis, Nicholaos Tserlikakis
Summary: AquaCrop is a well-known water-oriented crop model that has been used to simulate various crops and water balance in the field under different irrigation treatments. This study investigated the model's ability to simulate yield and water balance parameters in a wheat field under different nitrogen management practices. The model showed good performance in simulating soil water content evolution and proved to be an efficient tool for evaluating and improving management practices at the field level.
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Environmental Sciences
E. Evangelou, C. Tsadilas, M. Tziouvalekas, T. Nikoli
GLOBAL NEST JOURNAL
(2019)
