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Towards Water, Food and Energy Security: The Global Challenges and Possible Solutions for a Holistic Vision of Sustainability

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This invited paper gives an overview of the challenges the world is facing and offers a possible solution for water and food security within the holistic integrated concept of the water–energy–food (WEF) nexus. The paper summarizes the experience the author gained through working on various research projects at national and international ...
Ragab Ragab
wiley   +1 more source

Denitrification in Seepage-Irrigated Vegetable Fields in South Florida

EDIS, 2005
Seepage irrigation is the most common irrigation method in south Florida on muck and sandy soils, and consists of maintaining a water table perched on an impermeable layer.
Eric H. Simonne, Benjamin Morgant
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Perencanaan Sistem Irigasi Tetes (Drip Irrigation) Di Desa Besmarak Kabupaten Kupang [PDF]

, 2014
Water is an important natural resource for human needs one of them in agriculture . Village Community Besmarak mostly farmers who use wells as the main source of water .
Bunganaen, W. (Wilhelmus), Pa Padja, Rizky A, Udiana, I. M. (I)   +2 more
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Farmer‐Led Strategies for Water Conservation in the Urmia Lake Basin, Iran

Irrigation and Drainage, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the urgent issues of water scarcity and limited farmer livelihoods in the Urmia Lake basin. To address these challenges, we apply the Governance, Autonomy, Integration, and Needs orientation (GAIN) methodology. Our participatory approach revealed that farmers prioritised actionable measures for water management, yield ...
Sina Besharat, Kamran Zeinalzadeh, Behzad Hessari, Ahmad Alijanpour, Azizeh Alizadeh Berdouki, Farideh Feghhenabi, Esmaeil Rezaei‐Chiyaneh, Hamid Hassanpour, Morteza Molaei, Mohammad Hossein Behroozi, Masoumeh Shadan, Mohamad Kouhani, Bizhan Golzari, Neda Khanmohammadi, Shanay Farazkhah, Ramin Hamidi Khasraqi, Hamed Abasalinezhad, Mahsa Mirdashtvan, Hamed Sabzchi‐Dehkharghani, Aziz Elbehri, Moritz von Cossel   +20 more
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Review of two decades of progress in the development of successful drip irrigation for onions. [PDF]

, 2014
The irrigation needs of long day onion (Allium cepa) have been extensively studied at Ontario, Oregon, over the past 22 years. Drip irrigation has compared favorably with furrow and sprinkler irrigation systems. Onions were found to have very narrow soil
FEIBERT, E. B. G., PINTO, J. M., SHOCK, C. C.   +2 more
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Integrated characterization of Greek fennel genotypes through morpho‐agronomical characteristics, yield components and phytochemical compounds

JSFA reports, Volume 5, Issue 3, Page 91-103, March 2025.
Abstract Background Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) is a widely cultivated vegetable and aromatic‐medicinal plant. In this research, field studies assessed 12 fennel genotypes of diverse origin, comprising 10 Greek accessions and two European commercial varieties, focusing on their morpho‐agronomical traits, phenolic compounds and antioxidant ...
Kalliopi I. Kadoglidou, Christos Maliachovas, Parthenopi Ralli, Maria Irakli, Nektaria Tsivelika, Athanasios G. Mavromatis, Paschalina Chatzopoulou   +6 more
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Improving Water Use Efficiency of Rice-Wheat Cropping System by Adopting Micro-Irrigation Systems

International Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress Management, 2015
Rice-wheat is the predominant cropping system and contributes more than 70% of food grain production in India. However, major problem in this system is depletion and deterioration of water resources.
Raj Pal Meena, R. K. Sharma, R. S. Chhokar, Subhash Chander, S. C. Tripathi, Raj Kumar, Indu Sharma   +6 more
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Investigation of surface, sprinkler and drip irrigation methods based on the parametric evaluation approach in Jaizan Plain

Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences, 2015
The main objective of this research is to compare different irrigation methods based upon a parametric evaluation system in an area of 15,000 ha in the Jaizan Plain, Iran.
Mohammad Albaji, Mona Golabi, Saeed Boroomand Nasab, Farzad Nazari Zadeh   +3 more
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Efficient agricultural drip irrigation inspired by fig leaf morphology

Nature Communications, 2023
Irrigation is limited by water scarcity. Here, we show how a drip irrigation system inspired by the leaf of the fig tree Ficus religiosa (also known as the bodhi tree) can improve irrigation efficiency.
Shijie Liu, Chengqi Zhang, Tao Shen, Zidong Zhan, Jia Peng, Cunlong Yu, Lei Jiang, Zhichao Dong   +7 more
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Black vine weevil and other wingless weevils: are there any effective conrol methods applicable in outdoor strawberry in Nordic countries? [PDF]

, 2006
The black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) is a common pest in Central Europe but rather new on outdoor crops in Finland. Spreading of enthomopathogenic nematodes against weevils by drip irrigation was tested at MTT during 2003-2004.
Lindqvist, Isa, Tuovinen, Tuomo
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