Improving the crop productivity in rainfed areas with water harvesting structures and deficit irrigation strategies

S Mandal, VK Vema, C Kurian, KP Sudheer - Journal of Hydrology, 2020 - Elsevier
Watershed management practices aim at improving the agricultural productivity in rainfed
agricultural areas by conserving rainwater for an extended period. The stored rainwater in …

Methodology for design of water harvesting system for high rainfall areas

RC Srivastava - Agricultural Water Management, 2001 - Elsevier
Although rainfall in high rainfall regions is sufficient to meet the water demand of crops, its
spatial and temporal distribution makes rainfed farming a risky proposition. Water harvesting …

Water harvesting and reservoir optimization in selected areas of South Sinjar Mountain, Iraq

N Al-Ansari, M Ezz-Aldeen, S Knutsson… - Journal of Hydrologic …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
Iraq is experiencing water-resource shortages which are expected to become more severe
in the future. It is believed that rainwater harvesting will be one of the solutions to overcome …

Performance based irrigation planning under water shortage

PR Onta, R Loof, M Banskota - Irrigation and Drainage systems, 1995 - Springer
A linear programming (LP) based optimization model and a simulation model are developed
and applied in a typical diversion type irrigation system for land and water allocation during …

Conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater resources under deficit irrigation

HR Safavi, M Falsafioun - Journal of Irrigation and Drainage …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
In this study, a genetic algorithm optimization model is applied to two different scenarios of
deficit irrigation in an attempt to develop an appropriate plan for the conjunctive use of …

Optimal irrigation planning under water scarcity

AS Prasad, NV Umamahesh… - Journal of Irrigation and …, 2006 - ascelibrary.org
In this study optimal irrigation planning strategies are developed for the Nagarjuna Sagar
Right Canal command in the semiarid region of South India. The specific objective of the …

Rain water harvesting and supplemental irrigation at Northern Sinjar Mountain, Iraq

S Zakaria, N Al-Ansari, S Knutsson… - Journal of Purity, Utility …, 2012 - diva-portal.org
Iraq is facing water shortages and the problem is becoming more serious with time. Despite
this fact, none of the farmers had used Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) technique yet. The main …

Water conservation structure as an unconventional method for improving sustainable use of irrigation water for soybean crop under rainfed climate condition

CB Pande, KN Moharir, A Varade - Climate change impacts on natural …, 2023 - Springer
Rainwater harvesting through water conservation structures and techniques is playing a vital
role under the rainfed agriculture conditions of the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra. Soil and …

[PDF][PDF] Macro-catchment rainwater harvesting systems: challenges and opportunities to access runoff

OB Mzirai - 2010 - m.elewa.org
Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the process of interception and concentration of runoff and
its subsequent storage either in soil for direct use by plants or in reservoirs for later …

Sizing on-farm reservoirs for crop-fish integration in rainfed farming systems in Eastern India

PK Pandey, SN Panda, B Panigrahi - Biosystems engineering, 2006 - Elsevier
For natural resource management and sustainable development of rainfed farming systems,
the optimum size of the rainwater storage and recycling processes is essential for mitigating …