Salinity is a major problem affecting crop production all over the world: 20% of cultivated
land in the world, and 33% of irrigated land, are salt-affected and degraded. This process …

Area under vegetable cultivation is expanding in arid and semi-arid regions of the world to
meet the nutritional requirements of an ever-growing population. However, water scarcity in …

Agriculture consumes more than two thirds of the total freshwater of the planet. This issue
causes substantial conflict in freshwater allocation between agriculture and other economic …

Deficit irrigation (DI) has been widely investigated as a valuable and sustainable production
strategy in dry regions. By limiting water applications to drought-sensitive growth stages, this …

Abiotic stresses such as drought and salinity constantly threaten food security. Biochar as a
soil amendment has the potential to ameliorate soil and alleviate drought and salinity stress …

Water is an increasingly scarce resource worldwide and irrigated agriculture remains one of
the largest and most inefficient users of this resource. Low water use efficiency (WUE) …

Water scarcity in Mediterranean climate areas will be progressively aggravated by climate
change, population increase and urban, tourism and industrial activities. To protect water …

Drought tolerance is a complex trait of increasing importance in potato. Our knowledge is
summarized concerning drought tolerance and water use efficiency in this crop. We describe …

Available fresh water resources are subjected to an ever-increasing pressure due to
extensive agricultural water demand for irrigated lands. A long-term perspective in shortage …

The aim of the present review is to highlight the possibilities of a sustainable crop production
in the arid Mediterranean region, which is predicted to suffer from increasingly severe …