Trends and challenges in irrigation scheduling in the semi-arid area of Spain

I Fernández García, S Lecina, MC Ruiz-Sánchez… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
A growing international human population and rising living standards are increasing the
demand for agricultural products. Under higher pressure over natural resources …

Artificial intelligence research in agriculture: A review

A Sood, RK Sharma, AK Bhardwaj - Online Information Review, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review on the academic
journey of artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture and to highlight the challenges and …

Drivers of farmers' intention to adopt technological innovations in Italy: The role of information sources, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use

F Caffaro, MM Cremasco, M Roccato, E Cavallo - Journal of Rural Studies, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Smart Farming Technologies (SFTs) can improve production output while
minimising costs and preserving resources; however, they are scarcely adopted by farmers …

Irrigation scheduling for agriculture in the United States: The progress made and the path forward

S Taghvaeian, AA Andales, LN Allen… - Transactions of the …, 2020 - elibrary.asabe.org
Highlights The progress made in agricultural irrigation scheduling in the past ten years and
the current challenges are discussed. The main scientific scheduling strategies are based …

The effects of individual variables, farming system characteristics and perceived barriers on actual use of smart farming technologies: Evidence from the Piedmont …

F Caffaro, E Cavallo - Agriculture, 2019 - mdpi.com
Smart Farming Technologies (SFTs) have a real potential to deliver more productive and
sustainable agricultural production. However, limited empirical research is available on the …

Challenges and opportunities for sustainable management of water resources in the island of Crete, Greece

VA Tzanakakis, AN Angelakis, NV Paranychianakis… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Crete, located in the South Mediterranean Sea, is characterized by long coastal areas,
varied terrain relief and geology, and great spatial and inter-annual variations in …

Opportunities and limitations of crop phenotyping in southern European countries

JM Costa, J Marques da Silva, C Pinheiro… - Frontiers in plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Mediterranean climate is characterized by hot dry summers and frequent droughts.
Mediterranean crops are frequently subjected to high evapotranspiration demands, soil …

Exploring the labour productivity of agricultural systems across European regions: A multilevel approach

E Giannakis, A Bruggeman - Land use policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Agricultural productivity varies greatly among agricultural systems and among regions in
Europe. A multilevel logistic regression model was applied to investigate the labour …

New approaches to irrigation scheduling of vegetables

MD Cahn, LF Johnson - Horticulturae, 2017 - mdpi.com
Using evapotranspiration (ET) data for scheduling irrigations on vegetable farms is
challenging due to imprecise crop coefficients, time consuming computations, and the need …

Prospects for improving gravity-fed surface irrigation systems in Mediterranean European contexts

D Masseroni, S Ricart, FR De Cartagena, J Monserrat… - Water, 2017 - mdpi.com
Traditionally, most irrigation practices in Southern Europe have been based on gravity-fed
surface irrigation systems. Currently, these systems remain a relevant typology in the …