Increasing the efficiency of on-farm water use requires wise decisions on the irrigation
system, the irrigation strategy and the method to schedule irrigation, among other factors …

The Mediterranean basin is especially sensitive to the adverse outcomes of climate change
and especially to variations in rainfall patterns and the incidence of extremely high …

Global climate change presents a threat for the environment, and it is aggravated by the
mismanagement of water use in the agricultural sector. Since plants are the intermediate …

Tropospheric ozone (O 3) pollution frequently overlaps with drought episodes but the
combined effects are not yet understood. We investigated the physiological and biomass …

The accurate and efficient management of water and nitrogen is essential for the effective
intensive production of greenhouse watermelon. In order to determine the optimal …

Regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) can suppress excess vegetative growth of crops and
improve water use efficiency. However, the effects of RDI combined with split application of …

Despite the importance of understanding plant growth, the mechanisms underlying how
plant and fruit growth declines during drought remain poorly understood. Specifically, it …

The study was conducted in the West of Iran, on the Karafs plain, in the Hamedan province
in order to investigate the effects of water stress and nitrogen levels on quantitative and …

Improving both nitrogen utilization and peanut kernel quality (after removing peanuts shell)
through water management is a growing concern for farmers. To explore the role of …

Abstract Background and Aims Plant water status is important for fruit development, because
many fleshy fruits contain large amounts of water. However, there is no information on …