Rice is a water-guzzling crop cultivated mostly through inefficient irrigation methods which
leads to low water use efficiency and many environmental problems. Additionally, the export …

There is an urgent need for agri-food system transformation to achieve global sustainability
goals. Innovations can play a key role in this transformation but often come with both …

With shortages and increased cost of irrigation water in many rice growing areas, water
saving technologies such as aerobic rice are required to ensure sustainable rice production …

Water is a key driver of grain production, and growing water scarcity is one of the major
challenges for agriculture. Around 70% of all fresh water around the world and up to 95% in …

Rice-based intensive cropping systems require high input levels making them less profitable
and vulnerable to the reduced availability of labor and water in Asia. With continuous …

In the face of the negative impacts of climate change and the accelerated growth of the
global population, precision irrigation is important to conserve water resources, improve rice …

Optimizing irrigation scheduling through a Decision Support System has shown promise to
improve crop yield and water productivity in irrigated agriculture in an arid climate. The …

Iron (Fe) toxicity is one of the most frequent abiotic stresses in rice, as it affects from 15% to
30% of the total production. Brassinosteroids (BRs), including 24‐epibrassinolide (EBR) …

Moistube® irrigation (MTI) is a newly developed irrigation technique which uses
semipermeable membranes to deliver water to the root zone precisely and slowly. The major …

The potential use of drip irrigation to reduce water use without yield penalty in aerobic rice
cultivation has not been fully explored in the tropics due to high investment costs. One major …