[HTML][HTML] Implementing sustainable irrigation in water-scarce regions under the impact of climate change

G Nikolaou, D Neocleous, A Christou, E Kitta… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
The sustainability of irrigated agriculture is threatening due to adverse climate change, given
future projections that every one in four people on Earth might be suffering from extreme …

Progress and perspective on drought and salt stress tolerance in cotton

A Abdelraheem, N Esmaeili, M O'Connell… - Industrial Crops and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Drought stress, caused by lack of precipitation or irrigation, is one of the most challenging
problems in crop production in the US and worldwide. Drought alone affects 45% of the …

[HTML][HTML] Foliar Application of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Promotes Drought Stress Tolerance in Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

WM Semida, A Abdelkhalik, GF Mohamed… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Water shortage and salinity are major challenges for sustaining global food security. Using
nutrients in the nano-scale formulation including zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NP) is a …

Stomatal responses to drought stress

H Pirasteh‐Anosheh… - Water stress and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Stomatal closure is the first reaction to drought stress in most plants. Stomatal closure
prevents water loss from transpirational pathways. Stomatal closure is more closely related …

Effects of deficit irrigation on biomass, yield, water productivity and fruit quality of processing tomato under semi-arid Mediterranean climate conditions

C Patanè, S Tringali, O Sortino - Scientia Horticulturae, 2011 - Elsevier
Processing tomato is a high water demanding crop, thus requiring irrigation throughout
growing season in arid and semiarid areas. The application of deficit irrigation (DI) strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced monitoring and management systems for improving sustainability in precision irrigation

O Adeyemi, I Grove, S Peets, T Norton - Sustainability, 2017 - mdpi.com
Globally, the irrigation of crops is the largest consumptive user of fresh water. Water scarcity
is increasing worldwide, resulting in tighter regulation of its use for agriculture. This …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of severe water stress on maize growth processes in the field

L Song, J Jin, J He - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this study, we investigated the effects of water stress on the growth and yield of summer
maize (Zea mays L.) over four phenological stages: Seedling, jointing, heading, and grain …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological responses of selected vegetable crop species to water stress

E Nemeskéri, L Helyes - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
The frequency of drought periods influences the yield potential of crops under field
conditions. The change in morphology and anatomy of plants has been tested during …

Moringa leaf extract as biostimulant improves water use efficiency, physio-biochemical attributes of squash plants under deficit irrigation

TA Abd El-Mageed, WM Semida, MM Rady - Agricultural Water …, 2017 - Elsevier
Natural plant growth biostimulants are intensively used nowadays for plant growing in
normal and adverse conditions. Severely affected by salt and drought stresses, squash …

Effects of deficit irrigation on yield, water productivity, and economic returns of wheat

MH Ali, MR Hoque, AA Hassan, A Khair - Agricultural water management, 2007 - Elsevier
A field experiment was conducted for 3 consecutive years to study the effects of water deficit
on yield, water productivity and net return of wheat. Yield attributes were affected by deficit …