Article
Agronomy
Barbara Jagosz, Stanislaw Rolbiecki, Roman Rolbiecki, Ariel Langowski, Hicran A. Sadan, Wieslaw Ptach, Piotr Stachowski, Wieslawa Kasperska-Wolowicz, Ferenc Pal-Fam, Daniel Liberacki
Summary: This study estimated the water needs of grapevines in central Poland and found that climate warming has led to an increasing trend in water needs of grapevines, while precipitation totals did not show a clear changing tendency. This indicates that irrigation will be necessary in vineyards in the near future due to climate change.
Article
Plant Sciences
Carolina Morales, Camilo Riveros-Burgos, Felipe Espinoza Seguel, Carlos Maldonado, Jacob Mashilo, Catalina Pinto, Rodrigo Ivan Contreras-Soto
Summary: Drought is a major constraint in agriculture worldwide, and grafting high-yielding varieties onto drought-tolerant rootstocks is an effective strategy to mitigate its adverse effects. This study evaluated the performance of watermelon grafted onto Lagenaria siceraria rootstocks in terms of fruit yield and quality, root system architecture, and water productivity. The results showed that the L. siceraria rootstocks had no significant effect on fruit quality parameters, but 'Illapel', 'Osorno', and 'GC' rootstocks significantly improved fruit number and yield under water deficit conditions. Additionally, these rootstocks exhibited distinct root system architecture traits compared to 'BG-48' and 'Philippines'. Therefore, this study provides valuable insights for adjusting irrigation water application in watermelon production using L. siceraria rootstocks.
Article
Agronomy
Jose Denis Osuna-Amador, Rodrigo Mendez-Alonzo, Armando Trasvina-Castro, Romeo Saldivar-Lucio, Rufina Hernandez-Martinez, Georgianne W. Moore
Summary: By comparing different irrigation methods, this study found that maintaining 100% ETc during flowering is crucial for chickpea growth, while maintaining 75% ETc during the vegetative growth stage can increase crop water productivity (CWP) and minimize the impact on grain yield.
Article
Agronomy
Koksal Aydinsakir, Nazmi Dinc, Dursun Buyuktas, Mehmet Kocaturk, Cevdet Fehmi Ozkan, Cihan Karaca
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of surface drip and subsurface drip irrigation methods on soybean yield and quality. Results showed that subsurface drip irrigation used approximately 90 mm less water compared to surface drip irrigation without reducing yield.
IRRIGATION SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Horticulture
Chaiartid Inkham, Kanokwan Panjama, Soraya Ruamrungsri
Summary: This research studied the effect of irrigation level combined with fertilization rate on the growth and development of Hippeastrum. The results showed that irrigation with 100% ETc combined with 2.5 or 5 g per pot, and irrigation with 75% ETc combined with 5 g per pot were the optimum levels to promote plant growth and bulb quality in Hippeastrum.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Musa Seymen
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the morphological, physiological, and biochemical changes in spinach under deficit irrigation conditions. The research found that different irrigation levels had significant effects on the development of spinach, with severe deficit irrigation leading to reduced growth parameters and changes in biochemical contents.
TURKISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Arti Kumari, Ashutosh Upadhyaya, Pawan Jeet, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Jitendra Rajput, Prem K. Sundaram, Kirti Saurabh, Ved Prakash, Anil K. Singh, Rohan K. Raman, Venkatesh Gaddikeri, Alban Kuriqi
Summary: In this study, actual crop evapotranspiration (ETa) and stagewise crop coefficient (K-c) of transplanted puddled rice were determined using a modified non-weighing paddy lysimeter. The results were compared with indirect methods, and it was found that the FAO Penman-Monteith equation performed well, while the pan evaporation approach underestimated the ETa. Furthermore, actual K-c values were obtained and compared with FAO values. This methodology can be used to improve irrigation scheduling under similar agro-climatic conditions.
Article
Horticulture
Stefania Toscano, Daniela Romano
Summary: Zinnia plants showed different morphological, physiological, and enzymatic responses under different irrigation levels, with severe drought stress significantly affecting their growth and physiological characteristics.
Article
Agronomy
Islam F. Hassan, Maybelle S. Gaballah, Hanan M. El-Hoseiny, Mohamed E. El-Sharnouby, Shamel M. Alam-Eldein
Summary: Implementing deficit irrigation on the 'African Rose' plum can significantly enhance the levels of abscisic acid, total phenols, and anthocyanins in the fruit, improving the fruit's total soluble solids and maturity index, although it may result in decreased fruit yield, acidity, size, and firmness. Deficit irrigation may serve as a sustainable solution to enhance fruit quality under semi-arid conditions, providing a good starting point for further research on quality-related issues in such environments.
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Xianghao Hou, Junliang Fan, Fucang Zhang, Wenhui Hu, Fulai Yan, Chao Xiao, Yuepeng Li, Houliang Cheng
Summary: Crop evapotranspiration and crop coefficient can vary depending on geography and species. By conducting a two-year field study in south Xinjiang, it was found that increasing irrigation amounts can improve seed cotton yields but reduce water productivity. Seasonal water use of cotton is mainly concentrated in the flowering and boll setting stages, accounting for about 60% of the total water consumption.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Valentin Ruben Orcon Zamora, Manasses Mesquita da Silva, Jose Amilton Santos Junior, Geronimo Ferreira da Silva, Dimas Menezes, Ceres Duarte Guedes Cabral de Almeida
Summary: This study analyzed the impact of different irrigation management strategies on water conservation and crop yield maintenance, finding that pulsed irrigation can achieve similar yields to continuous irrigation with reduced input costs.
Article
Agronomy
Xiaolin Yang, Xinnan Jin, Qingquan Chu, Steven Pacenka, Tammo S. Steenhuis
Summary: This study examined the trends and spatial distributions of cotton evapotranspiration and irrigation requirements in the North China Plain using historical climate data. The results showed a significant decrease in cotton evapotranspiration over the past five decades, with changes in effective rainfall and irrigation demands. Irrigation contributed 25% of cotton evapotranspiration, highlighting the impact of climate change on water requirements for cotton irrigation scheduling.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rafael Lopez-Olivari, Sigfredo Fuentes, Carlos Poblete-Echeverria, Valeria Quintulen-Ancapi, Leovijildo Medina
Summary: Evapotranspiration is an important component of agricultural water management systems, especially in water-limited environments. Evaluating different canopy resistance methods, it was found that the amphistomatous and hypostomatous approaches are the best options for estimating potato evapotranspiration. The ETcpLA method provided accurate estimates compared to the soil water balance method for different irrigation levels.
Article
Agronomy
Mualla Keten Gokkus, Ziya Dumlupinar, Hasan Degirmenci
Summary: The aim of this study was to determine the drought tolerance of four different genotypes and create irrigation schedules. The results showed that as the irrigation water decreased, the yield, water use efficiency and irrigation water use efficiency also decreased. Zdeb102 and Ceyhan 99 showed the highest drought tolerance. Sagittario had the highest protein content and wet gluten content.
JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY AND CROP SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Ronny Lauerwald, Nicolas Guilpart, Philippe Ciais, David Makowski
Summary: The EU's increasing domestic soybean production to reduce imports could lead to a significant increase in crop water deficits, especially in France, Italy, Hungary, and Romania. This is mainly due to the assumption of shorter root depth for soybean compared to maize.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Mohamed Houssemeddine Sellami, Rossella Albrizio, Milica Colovic, Mohamad Hamze, Vito Cantore, Mladen Todorovic, Lea Piscitelli, Anna Maria Stellacci
Summary: This study evaluated the crop physiological parameters of sweet maize using hyperspectral reflectance data and found that the red-edge spectral region plays a crucial role in predicting yield and physiological parameters.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Pavel Raska, Nejc Bezak, Carla S. S. Ferreira, Zahra Kalantari, Kazimierz Banasik, Miriam Bertola, Mary Bourke, Artemi Cerda, Peter Davids, Mariana Madruga de Brito, Rhys Evans, David C. Finger, Rares Halbac-Cotoara-Zamfir, Mashor Housh, Artan Hysa, Jiri Jakubinsky, Marijana Kapovic Solomun, Maria Kaufmann, Saskia Keesstra, Emine Keles, Silvia Kohnova, Michele Pezzagno, Kristina Potocki, Samuel Rufat, Samaneh Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, Arthur Schindelegger, Mojca Sraj, Gintautas Stankunavicius, Jannes Stolte, Ruzica Stricevic, Jan Szolgay, Vesna Zupanc, Lenka Slavikova, Thomas Hartmann
Summary: This paper examines the implementation barriers of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in flood risk management and suggests avenues for further research, emphasizing the need for a transdisciplinary approach in studying NBS.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mirjam Vujadinovic Mandic, Ana Vukovic Vimic, Zorica Rankovic-Vasic, Dejan Durovic, Marija Cosic, Dunja Sotonica, Dragan Nikolic, Vladimir Durdevic
Summary: Climate change has influenced fruit and grape production in Serbia by changing temperature and precipitation patterns. The analysis of bioclimatic indices and frequency of unfavorable weather events over the past two decades revealed a warming trend in most viticultural regions of Serbia. The vulnerability of fruit and grape production is highest in regions along major rivers and in the northern part of the country.
Article
Agronomy
Andi Mehmeti, Kledja Canaj, Francesca Boari, Vito Cantore, Mladen Todorovic, Nicola Calabrese
Summary: This study compared the resource use and environmental impacts of globe artichoke production using seed propagated (SP) and vegetative propagated (VP) methods. The results showed that VP artichokes had lower resource use and environmental impacts per hectare of land, but higher impacts per ton of product. SP artichokes had lower impacts in certain indicators but higher impacts in others.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ana Vukovic Vimic, Vladimir Djurdjevic, Zorica Rankovic-Vasic, Dragan Nikolic, Marija Cosic, Aleksa Lipovac, Bojan Cvetkovic, Dunja Sotonica, Dijana Vojvodic, Mirjam Vujadinovic Mandic
Summary: The Integrated Agrometeorological Prediction System (IAPS) is a project developed for agricultural producers to provide long-term forecasts. By using this system, agricultural producers can reduce risks and seize opportunities in decision-making, which represents short-term adaptation to climate change. The project includes the development of high-resolution ensemble forecasts and initial testing in 2017, which showed that the system provides useful information for producers.
Article
Agronomy
Milica Colovic, Kang Yu, Mladen Todorovic, Vito Cantore, Mohamad Hamze, Rossella Albrizio, Anna Maria Stellacci
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the response of sweet maize to different irrigation and nitrogen regimes using water and nitrogen-sensitive narrow-band vegetation indices. The results showed that the DATT index based on near-infrared and red-edge wavelengths performed best in explaining the variation in chlorophyll content, while the modified NNDVI and the ratio of WBI to NDVI showed the highest capacity to distinguish the interaction of irrigation x nitrogen.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sevim Seda Yamac, Hamza Negis, Cevdet Seker, Azhar M. M. Memon, Bedri Kurtulus, Mladen Todorovic, Gadir Alomair
Summary: The study used neural network and tree-based models for estimating soil hydraulic conductivity, achieving satisfactory results. Among them, the ANN7 model performed the best, with lower errors and higher correlation coefficients.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Abduel Halim Orta, Mladen Todorovic, Yesim Ahi
Summary: This study compared the performances of subsurface drip irrigation and sprinkler irrigation on cool-season and warm-season turfgrass species and tested the suitability of crop water stress index (CWSI) for monitoring water stress and scheduling irrigation. Different irrigation methods and water supply strategies significantly affected various parameters, including color, quality, yield, productivity, height, and mowing. The results showed that warm-season turf required less water than cool-season turf mix.
Article
Agronomy
Vincenzo Candido, Vito Cantore, Donato Castronuovo, Michele Denora, Maria Immacolata Schiattone, Lucrezia Sergio, Mladen Todorovic, Francesca Boari
Summary: This study conducted in southern Italy evaluated the biostimulating effects of seaweed extract (SW) and azoxystrobin (AZ) on wild rocket. The results showed that SW and AZ can improve the nitrogen and water use efficiency of wild rocket, especially under water deficit conditions.
Article
Agronomy
Nada Mzid, Olfa Boussadia, Rossella Albrizio, Anna Maria Stellacci, Mohamed Braham, Mladen Todorovic
Summary: This study aimed to accurately monitor soil salinization in semiarid regions by utilizing Sentinel-2 multispectral imagery to estimate electrical conductivity variables. The results showed that machine learning algorithms combined with multispectral data can improve the mapping and monitoring of soil salinization.
Article
Horticulture
Ruzica Stricevic, Aleksa Lipovac, Nevenka Djurovic, Dunja Sotonica, Marija Cosic
Summary: The application of crop growth simulation and water management models will be increasingly important for predicting yield reductions and allocating water resources in the future. In this research, the AquaCrop model was calibrated and tested for common bean in temperate climates. The model accurately predicted common bean yield, biomass, canopy cover, and water requirements, and performed well in estimating yield for different sowing periods and irrigation strategies.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Goran Markovic, Aleksandar Z. Kostic, Nebojsa D. Pantelic, Radojka Maletic, Jana Strbacki, Jovan Cakic, Lazar Kaluderovic, Biljana P. Dojcinovic, Angelo Maria Giuffre, Jelena B. Popovic-Djordjevic
Summary: The suitability of water for drinking and irrigation purposes from ten artificial lakes in the Republic of Serbia was evaluated in this study. The results showed that most samples had physicochemical parameters within recommended values, but some lakes had elevated levels of total organic matter. Health risk assessment indicated no acute health risk, but long-term risk was observed in certain lakes for certain elements. The water from the lakes generally had satisfactory quality for irrigation, except for the presence of residual sodium carbonates in seven lakes.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sretenka Srdic, Zorica Srdevic, Ruzica Stricevic, Natasa Cerekovic, Pavel Benka, Nada Rudan, Milica Rajic, Mladen Todorovic
Summary: This study evaluated nine empirical methods for estimating reference evapotranspiration (ETo) in different climatic zones in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The results showed that the calibrated Hargreaves-Samani method performed the best across all three climatic zones, while the Copais method and Hargreaves-Samani method performed poorly.
Proceedings Paper
Agricultural Engineering
A. Lipovac, R. Stricevic, M. Cosic, N. Durovic
Summary: This paper investigates the water productivity, water use efficiency, and productive and nonproductive water of common bean. The research reveals variations in water productivity and water use efficiency across different irrigation regimes and sowing periods.
IX INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON IRRIGATION OF HORTICULTURAL CROPS
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Jiaxin Sun, Yanli Yang, Peng Qi, Guangxin Zhang, Yao Wu
Summary: The optimal allocation of agricultural water and land resources is crucial for farmers' economic benefits, carbon sequestration, and water resource conservation. This study developed a novel water-carbon-economy coupling model and applied it to a real farm, demonstrating its effectiveness in achieving the optimal allocation of water and land resources. The model balances economic, environmental, and social benefits.
AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
(2024)