Water supply is strategic for the development of society. The water distribution in nature
follows patterns linked to geographic and territorial issues. Climate fluctuations aggravate …

Background Access to high quality research literature is essential for educating nursing and
healthcare students to promote evidence-based practice. Within Low-and Middle-Income …

Optimizing irrigation strategies to increase water utilization efficiency and achieve higher
yield is vital for balancing groundwater use and improving food security during water …

Under climate change, the rainfall is predicted to become more intense and less frequent,
causing summer drought events and rainwater loss by deep percolation, resulting in both …

Water scarcity and rising temperatures are creating serious concerns over the sustainability
of agriculture systems in arid regions of the Middle East and North Africa. The aims were (i) …

A thorough understanding of the plant drought response mechanism and the relationships
between plant functional traits and drought will help to improve the key biophysical process …

The arid and semi-arid region of northwest China is an important region for spring maize
production in China, but improper water and fertilizer management has caused ecological …

Optimizing irrigation and nitrogen (N) fertilization cooperative application to coordinate the
balance between agricultural production and ecological environment is a vital challenge for …

Irrigation practices are important agronomic measures that influence maize yield and
lodging resistance. However, the impact of irrigation practices on the spatial distribution of …

Study region Maize farmland in Varamin, located southwest of Tehran (Iran). Study focus
The aims of this study were to:(1) monitor throughfall and stemflow during rainstorms …