Keyword

irrigation efficiency

Description: The proportion of water diverted or applied for irrigation that is beneficially used, assessed in relation to water losses and agricultural outcomes.

Primary topic: Irrigation Practices and Water Management (50%)

OpenAlex ID: keywords/irrigation-efficiency

The paradox of irrigation efficiency

2018 · R. Q. Grafton, J. Williams, et al. · Science · 1,031

Water conservation in irrigation can increase water use

2008 · Frank A. Ward, Manuel Pulido-Velazquez · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 756

Climate change impacts on irrigation water requirements: Effects of mitigation, 1990–2080

2006 · Günther Fischer, Francesco N. Tubiello, et al. · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · 698

Irrigation Performance Measures: Efficiency and Uniformity

1997 · C. M. Burt, A. J. Clemmens, et al. · Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering · 594

Farm irrigation system evaluation: a guide for management.

1978 · John L. Merriam, Jack Keller · Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) · 580

Demonstrated Benefits from Social Capital: The Productivity of Farmer Organizations in Gal Oya, Sri Lanka

2000 · Norman Uphoff, C.M. Wijayaratna · World Development · 469

Water savings potentials of irrigation systems: global simulation of processes and linkages

2015 · J. Jägermeyr, D. Gerten, et al. · Hydrology and earth system sciences · 422

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Technology Adoption under Production Uncertainty: Theory and Application to Irrigation Technology

2006 · Phoebe Koundouri, Céline Nauges, et al. · American Journal of Agricultural Economics · 406

Agricultural Benefits for Senegal River Basin

1985 · G. Leo Hargreaves, George H. Hargreaves, et al. · Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering · 388

Efficient irrigation; inefficient communication; flawed recommendations

2007 · Chris Perry · Irrigation and Drainage · 380

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Does efficient irrigation technology lead to reduced groundwater extraction? Empirical evidence

2013 · Lisa Pfeiffer, C.-Y. Cynthia Lin · Journal of Environmental Economics and Management · 371

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Causes and implications of groundwater depletion in India: A review

2021 · Swarup Dangar, Akarsh Asoka, et al. · Journal of Hydrology · 329

Climate change impacts on irrigation water requirements in the Guadalquivir river basin in Spain

2007 · J. A. Rodríguez Díaz, E. K. Weatherhead, et al. · Regional Environmental Change · 275

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

2016 · M. Fader, S. Shi, et al. · Hydrology and earth system sciences · 268

Integrated crop water management might sustainably halve the global food gap

2016 · J Jägermeyr, D Gerten, et al. · Environmental Research Letters · 260

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A soil‐water‐balance approach to quantify groundwater recharge from irrigated cropland in the North China Plain

2003 · Eloise Kendy, Pierre Gérard‐Marchant, et al. · Hydrological Processes · 259

Water stress, water transfer and social equity in Northern China—Implications for policy reforms

2007 · Ximing Cai · Journal of Environmental Management · 236

Water scarcity, pricing mechanism and institutional reform in northern China irrigated agriculture

2003 · Hong Yang, Xiaohe Zhang, et al. · Agricultural Water Management · 231

Groundwater recharge from irrigated cropland in the North China Plain: case study of Luancheng County, Hebei Province, 1949–2000

2004 · Eloise Kendy, Yongqiang Zhang, et al. · Hydrological Processes · 227

A global water scarcity assessment under Shared Socio-economic Pathways – Part 1: Water use

2013 · N. Hanasaki, S. Fujimori, et al. · Hydrology and earth system sciences · 218

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Numerical simulations of water movement in a subsurface drip irrigation system under field and laboratory conditions using HYDRUS-2D

2010 · Maziar M. Kandelous, Jiří Šimůnek · Agricultural Water Management · 216

Efficient Water Use in Residential Urban Landscapes

2008 · Rolston St. Hilaire, Michael A. Arnold, et al. · HortScience · 214

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Irrigation efficiency and water-policy implications for river basin resilience

2014 · C. A. Scott, S. Vicuña, et al. · Hydrology and earth system sciences · 212

On irrigation efficiencies

1974 · M. G. Bos, J. Nugteren · Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling · 211

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Estimating irrigation water requirements in Europe

2009 · Gunter Wriedt, Marijn Van der Velde, et al. · Journal of Hydrology · 209

Works count: 7,692

Citation count: 56,660