Intensive agriculture is based on the use of high-energy inputs and quality planting materials
with assured irrigation, but it has failed to assure agricultural sustainability because of …

This study reviews soil water balance (SWB) model approaches to determine crop irrigation
requirements and scheduling irrigation adopting the FAO56 method. The K c-ET o approach …

Intercrop** is the simultaneous cultivation of plant species in the same field for a
considerable proportion of their growing periods. Interest in intercrop** for sustainable …

This study reviews the abundant research on FAO56 crop coefficients, published following
introduction of the FAO56 paper in 1998. The primary goal was to evaluate, update, and …

The current study aims at reviewing and providing advances on methods for estimating and
applying crop coefficients from observations of ground cover and vegetation height. The …

Intercrop** is the system of simultaneously growing two or more crops on the same land
area with a definite row arrangement. However, it is very much important to ensure that …

Water shortage and soil salinization are the key limiting factors in agricultural production of
arid and semi-arid regions. Located in western Inner Mongolia of China, the Hetao Irrigation …

In the upcoming irrigation management in agricultural production, accurate map** of crop
water consumption with a high spatial and temporal resolution at a farm scale is needed. In …

In the past few decades, research has developed a multitude of strategies, methods and
technologies to reduce consumptive water use on farms for adaptation to the increasing …

Soil salinization problems are widespread in the Hetao plain, Inner Mongolia, resulting from
arid climate conditions, a shallow saline water table, poor irrigation water management, and …