Modeling and assessing field irrigation water use in a canal system of Hetao, upper Yellow River basin: Application to maize, sunflower and watermelon

D Ren, X Xu, Y Hao, G Huang - Journal of hydrology, 2016 - Elsevier
Water saving in irrigation is a key issue in the upper Yellow River basin. Excessive irrigation
leads to water waste, water table rising and increased salinity. Land fragmentation …

Analyzing spatiotemporal characteristics of soil salinity in arid irrigated agro-ecosystems using integrated approaches

D Ren, B Wei, X Xu, B Engel, G Li, Q Huang, Y **ong… - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil salinization is one of the most common land degradation processes that impacts
agricultural production, environmental health, and economic welfare. The first task in …

Spatially distributed crop model based on remote sensing

C Han, B Zhang, H Chen, Z Wei, Y Liu - Agricultural Water Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Crop models are useful tools in investigating crop yield and water consumption and thus far,
they have been well-developed in field applications. Moreover, their regional applications …

Modeling agro-hydrological processes and analyzing water use in a super-large irrigation district (Hetao) of arid upper Yellow River basin

L **ong, X Xu, B Engel, Q Huang, Z Huo, Y **ong… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
High water consumption in large irrigation districts has resulted in large river water diversion
and serious water use conflicts in the Yellow River basin (YRB). The excessive water …

Impacts of ridge with plastic mulch-furrow irrigation on soil salinity, spring maize yield and water use efficiency in an arid saline area

Y Yang, T Zhang, L Zhou, J He, HW Chau, Y Zou… - Agricultural Water …, 2018 - Elsevier
The inadequate soil and water management has resulted in ecological and environmental
problems in Hetao Irrigation District, which is characterized by low precipitation, high …

Modeling soil water-salt dynamics and crop response under severely saline condition using WAVES: Searching for a target irrigation volume for saline water irrigation

Q Yu, S Kang, S Hu, L Zhang, X Zhang - Agricultural Water Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Water shortage and serious soil salinization are two general features in arid regions. Crop
models can provide constructive suggestions for scientific soil water-salt regulations. In the …

[PDF][PDF] COUPLING HYDROLOGICAL AND CROP MODELS FOR IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT-A REVIEW.

EK Kanda, T Mabhaudhi… - Bulgarian Journal of …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Abstract Kanda, EK, T. Mabhaudhi and A. Senzanje, 2018. Coupling hydrological and crop
models for improved agricultural water management–A review. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 24 (3) …

A modified SWAT model for mechanistic simulation of soil water‐salt transport and the interactions with shallow groundwater

D Mu, Y Xun, Y Gao, D Ren, C Sun, X Ma… - Hydrological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Current hydrological models still face difficulties in accurately simulating vadose zone (VZ)
hydrological processes in arid watersheds with shallow groundwater environments …

Significant differences in agro-hydrological processes and water productivity between canal-and well-irrigated areas in an arid region

R Wang, G Huang, X Xu, D Ren, J Gou, Z Wu - Agricultural Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the agro-hydrological processes and water productivity of canal-and well-
irrigated systems is vital for agricultural water management in arid regions. In this study, the …

Drip irrigation lateral spacing and mulching affects the wetting pattern, shoot-root regulation, and yield of maize in a sand-layered soil

L Zhou, H Feng, Y Zhao, Z Qi, T Zhang, J He… - Agricultural Water …, 2017 - Elsevier
Soil with a 20–60 cm thick subsoil (60–90 cm below the surface) sand layer has been
recently reclaimed to exploit its grain production potential in an arid region in northwest …