Limited water resources coupled with the increase of the human population calls for more
efficient use of water in irrigated agriculture. Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is one of the …

Sustainable agricultural intensification requires irrigation methods and strategies to
minimize yield penalties while optimizing water, land and energy use efficiencies. We …

Highlights•Optimization of drip irrigation and fertilization regimes was conducted for spring
maize in Northwest China.•There were significant interaction effects on aboveground …

Abstract Study region Reference evapotranspiration (ETo) plays a key role in irrigation
systems design, water management under irrigated and rainfed production. Under the …

Maize production in arid areas of Northwest China is seriously limited by water supply.
Conserving irrigation water and increasing water use efficiency (WUE) are effective methods …

Under the semiarid climate of the Southwest United States, accurate estimation of crop water
use is important for water management and planning under conservation agriculture. The …

Crop simulation models have a pivotal role to play in evaluating irrigation management
strategies for improving agricultural water use. The objective of this study was to test and …

Maize water production functions measured in a 4-year field trial in the US central high
plains were curvilinear with 2.0 kg m− 3 water productivity at full irrigation that resulted from …

The objectives of this study were to:(1) to evaluate the effects of subsurface drip irrigation
amount and frequency on maize production and water use efficiency,(2) develop production …

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 …