Sustainable irrigation based on co-regulation of soil water supply and atmospheric evaporative demand

Jingwen Zhang; Kaiyu Guan; Bin Peng; Ming Pan; Wang Zhou; Chongya Jiang; Hyungsuk Kimm; Trenton E. Franz; Robert F. Grant; Yi Yang; Daran R. Rudnick; Derek M. Heeren; Andrew E. Suyker; William L. Bauerle; Grace L. Miner

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-25254-7

Nature Communications (Sep 2021)

Sustainable irrigation based on co-regulation of soil water supply and atmospheric evaporative demand

Jingwen Zhang,
Kaiyu Guan,
Bin Peng,
Ming Pan,
Wang Zhou,
Chongya Jiang,
Hyungsuk Kimm,
Trenton E. Franz,
Robert F. Grant,
Yi Yang,
Daran R. Rudnick,
Derek M. Heeren,
Andrew E. Suyker,
William L. Bauerle,
Grace L. Miner

Affiliations

Jingwen Zhang: Agroecosystem Sustainability Center, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Kaiyu Guan: Agroecosystem Sustainability Center, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Bin Peng: Agroecosystem Sustainability Center, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Ming Pan: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University
Wang Zhou: Agroecosystem Sustainability Center, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Chongya Jiang: Agroecosystem Sustainability Center, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Hyungsuk Kimm: Agroecosystem Sustainability Center, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Trenton E. Franz: School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Robert F. Grant: Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta
Yi Yang: Agroecosystem Sustainability Center, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Daran R. Rudnick: Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Derek M. Heeren: Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Andrew E. Suyker: School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
William L. Bauerle: Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University
Grace L. Miner: Soil Management and Sugarbeet Research Unit, USDA-ARS

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25254-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Irrigation is the most important use of water. A newly developed irrigation management scheme leads to a significant reduction in water use and increase in economic gains while maintaining crop yields, presenting opportunities for real-world impacts under current and future climate conditions.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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