Intensive irrigation and nutrient management practices in agriculture have given rise to
serious issues in aquifer water depletion and groundwater quality. This review discusses the …

Uncertainty in the availability of water supply pose challenges to traditional irrigation
approaches. Regulating the amount and time of irrigation at different crop growth stages …

Abstract The Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) in north-west (NW) India are facing a severe decline
in ground water due to prevalent rice-based cropping systems. To combat this issue …

Farm machinery like water sprinklers (WS) and pesticide sprayers (PS) are becoming quite
popular in the agricultural sector. The WS and PS are two distinct types of machinery, mostly …

Agricultural water use accounts for the largest proportion of water withdrawal, so improving
agricultural water use efficiency is an important way to alleviate water shortage. However …

Irrigation is the most water consuming activity in the world. Knowing the timing and amount
of irrigation that is actually applied is therefore fundamental for water managers. However …

Water scarcity is very common in the arid region due to the low yearly rainfall. The cost of
water for agricultural usage is extremely high in dry locations. Date palm is a high water …

Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) can provide long‐term storage of excess surface water for
later use. While decades of research have focused on the physical processes of MAR and …

Modification of grasslands into irrigated and nonirrigated agriculture in the Great Plains
resulted in significant impacts on weather and climate. However, there has been lack of …

In water scarce regions of South Asia, diversification of rice with maize is being advocated
towards sustainability of cereal-based cropping systems. Adoption of innovative agronomic …