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 …

This paper reviews the various methods available for irrigation scheduling, contrasting
traditional water-balance and soil moisture-based approaches with those based on sensing …

In order to meet the demand for increased global food production under limited water
resources, implementation of suitable irrigation scheduling technique is crucial, particularly …

Rising global air temperatures will lead to an increased evapotranspiration and altered
precipitation pattern. In many regions this may result in a negative water balance during the …

The use of plant indicators may be the ideal method for irrigation scheduling but it is
hampered by the dynamic nature of plant water status and by the lack of suitable indicators …

While the agronomic and economic benefits of regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) strategies
have long been established in red wine grape varieties, spatial variability in water …

Abstract Background and Aims: Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy techniques are not only
used for a variety of physical and chemical analyses in the food industry, but also in remote …

Reducing water losses in agriculture needs a solid understanding of when evaporation (E)
losses occur and how much water is used through crop transpiration (T). Partitioning …

The study was carried out in order to evaluate the thresholds of grapevine internal water
status as well as to propose an irrigation management technique that permits the …

Abstract Water use of Thompson Seedless grapevines was measured with a large weighing
lysimeter from 4 to 7 years after planting (1990–1993). Above-ground drip-irrigation was …