THE DEMAND FOR IRRIGATION WATER IN AN INTENSIVE IRRIGATION AREA

Alfalfa Sprout Irrigation Water

Salmonella has been associated with a number of recent outbreaks of foodborne illness involving sprouted seeds. In this research, we addressed the design of sensor components intended for use in a fully automated detection system. A real−time PCR assay was developed to detect Salmonella in sprout irrigation water. Specific detection was achieved by targeting a region of the invasion gene, invA....

Water front study for spot irrigation

Demand Estimation for Irrigation Water in the Moroccan Drâa Valley using Contingent Valuation

Irrigation water management is crucial for agricultural production and livelihood security in Morocco as in many other parts of the world. For the implementation of an effective water management knowledge about farmers’ irrigation water demand is crucial to assess demand reactions of a water pricing policy, to establish a cost-benefit analysis of water supply investments or to determine the opt...

Predicting and mapping the future demand for irrigation water in England and Wales

A methodology has been developed for predicting the future growth in demand for irrigation in countries with supplemental irrigation such as England and Wales. This takes into account expected changes in agricultural policy, technical, market and other factors. The methodology has also been applied within a geographical information system (GIS) to map the growth. The GIS approach represents an ...

Mediterranean irrigation under climate change: more efficient irrigation needed to compensate for increases in irrigation water requirements

Irrigation in the Mediterranean is of vital importance for food security, employment and economic development. This study systematically assesses how climate change and increases in atmospheric CO2 concentrations may affect irrigation requirements in the Mediterranean region by 2080–2090. Future demographic change and technological improvements in irrigation systems are taken into account, as i...