Journal
JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Volume 93, Issue 5, Pages 977-980Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6051
Keywords
precision irrigation; field vegetables; Europe; climate change
Funding
- UK Defra HorticultureLINK programme [HL0196]
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Dwindling water supplies, increasing drought frequency and uncertainties associated with a changing climate mean Europe's irrigated agriculture sector needs to improve water efficiency and produce more 'crop per drop'. This paper summarizes the drivers for change, and the constraints and opportunities for improving agricultural water management through uptake of precision irrigation technologies. A multi-disciplinary and integrated approach involving irrigation engineers, soil scientists, agronomists and plant physiologists will be needed if the potential for precision irrigation within the field crop sector is to be realized. (c) 2013 Society of Chemical Industry
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