Irrigated agriculture plays a fundamental role as a supplier of food and raw materials.
However, it is also the world's largest water user. In recent years, there has been an …

Water use efficiency in agriculture (WUEA) has become a priority given increasing
limitations on hydric resources. As a result, this area of research has increased in …

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based hyperspectral remote sensing is an important
monitoring technology for the soil moisture content (SMC) of agroecological systems in arid …

Agriculture is a key activity in guarantying food security, one of the Sustainable Development
Goals set by the UN Agenda 2030 for sustainable development. However, agriculture can …

China's agricultural sector experienced rapid growth in the last two decades, with a tripled
increase in sectorally total economic output from 2000 to 2017. However, expanding large …

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is a high-yield and high drought-tolerant perennial forage crop,
which take up water from deep soil layers by its deep root system. Long-term cultivation of …

Climate variability and human activities are the two major driving forces of changes in the
hydrological cycle. However, how these two factors separately influence the water cycle in …

High water consumption and inefficient irrigation management in the agriculture sector of the
middle and lower reaches of the Amu Darya River Basin (ADRB) have significantly …

Sufficient freshwater is needed for water dependent sectors such as agriculture, nature,
drinking water, and industry. However, even in low-lying, flood prone countries like the …

The occurrence of shallow saline water tables in arid zones provides for groundwater-fed
natural vegetation and for a substantial amount of irrigated crops' water needs. This is the …