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under the current situation of water scarcity. Several strategies of deficit irrigation
were studied, namely sustained deficit irrigation, regulated deficit irrigation and
subsurface drip irrigation. Previous research indicated the efficiency of these strategies in saving irrigation water with low or no yield losses.
Implementing intercropping systems can attain similar outcomes as deficit irrigation, with respect to water saving because two crops are produced with the applied
water to one of them.
References
Abdelraouf RE, El Habbasha SF, Taha MH, Refaie KM (2013) Effect of irrigation water requirements and fertigation levels on growth, yield and water use efficiency in wheat. Middle-East
J Sci Res 16(4):441–450. https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2013.16.04.11733.
Anderson RL (2007) Managing weeds with a dualistic approach of prevention and control: a
review. Agron Sustain Dev 27:13–18
Berenguer MJ, Vossen PM, Grattan SR, Connell JH, Polito VS (2006) Tree irrigation levels for
optimum chemical and sensory properties of olive oil. Hortic Sci 41:427–432
Blum A (2009) Effective use of water (EUW) and not water-use efficiency (WUE) is the target of
crop yield improvement under drought stress. Field Crop Res 112:119–123
Bramley H, Turner NC, Siddique KHM (2013) Water use efficiency. In: Kole C (ed) Genomics
and breeding for climate-resilient crops, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, pp 225–268. https://doi.
org/10.1007/978-3-642-37048-9_6
Çakir R (2004) Effect of water stress at different development stages on vegetative and reproductive growth of corn. Field Crop Res 89:1–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2004.01.005.
Capra A, Consoli S, Scicolone B (2008). In: Alonso A, Iglesias HJ (eds) Agricultural irrigation
research progress, Nova Science Publishers, Inc, New York
Chai Q, Gan Y, Turner NC, Zhang RZ, Yang C, Niu Y, Siddique KHM (2014) Water-saving
innovations in Chinese agriculture. Adv Agron 126:147–197. https://doi.org/10.1016/
B978-0-12-800132-5.00002-X
Chai Q, Gan Y, Zhao C, Xu H, Waskom RM, Niu Y, Siddique KHM (2016) Regulated deficit irrigation for crop production under drought stress. A review. Agron Sustain Dev 36(3):2–21
Chalmers DJ, Mitchell PD, van Heek L (1981) Control of peach tree growth and productivity by
regulated water supply, tree density and summer pruning. J Am Soc Hortic Sci 106:307–312
Coll L, Cerrudo A, Rizzalli R, Monzon JP, Andrade FH (2012) Capture and use of water and radiation in summer intercrops in the south-east Pampas of Argentina. Field Crop Res 134:105–113
Dabbou S, Chehab H, Faten B, Dabbou S, Esposto S, Selvaggini R (2010) Effect of three irrigation regimes on Arbequina olive oil produced under Tunisian growing conditions. Agric Water
Manag 97:763–768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2010.01.011
De Souza CR, Maroco JP, Dos Santos TP, Rodrigues ML, Lopes C, Pereira JS, Chaves MM (2005)
Control of stomatal aperture and carbon uptake by deficit irrigation in two grapevine cultivars.
Agric Ecosyst Environ 106:261–274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2004.10.014Souza
De Wit M, Stankiewicz J (2006) Changes in surface water supply across Africa with predicted
climate change. Science 31:1917–1921. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1119929
Dias LB (2008) Água nas plantas. Monograph, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras-MG, 53 p
Domínguez A, de Juan JA, Tarjuelo JM, Martínez RS, Martínez-Romero A (2012) Determination
of optimal regulated deficit irrigation strategies formaize in a semi-arid environment. Agric
Water Manag 110:67–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2012.04.002
S. Ouda and T. Noreldin
under the current situation of water scarcity. Several strategies of deficit irrigation
were studied, namely sustained deficit irrigation, regulated deficit irrigation and
subsurface drip irrigation. Previous research indicated the efficiency of these strategies in saving irrigation water with low or no yield losses.
Implementing intercropping systems can attain similar outcomes as deficit irrigation, with respect to water saving because two crops are produced with the applied
water to one of them.
References
Abdelraouf RE, El Habbasha SF, Taha MH, Refaie KM (2013) Effect of irrigation water requirements and fertigation levels on growth, yield and water use efficiency in wheat. Middle-East
J Sci Res 16(4):441–450. https://doi.org/10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2013.16.04.11733.
Anderson RL (2007) Managing weeds with a dualistic approach of prevention and control: a
review. Agron Sustain Dev 27:13–18
Berenguer MJ, Vossen PM, Grattan SR, Connell JH, Polito VS (2006) Tree irrigation levels for
optimum chemical and sensory properties of olive oil. Hortic Sci 41:427–432
Blum A (2009) Effective use of water (EUW) and not water-use efficiency (WUE) is the target of
crop yield improvement under drought stress. Field Crop Res 112:119–123
Bramley H, Turner NC, Siddique KHM (2013) Water use efficiency. In: Kole C (ed) Genomics
and breeding for climate-resilient crops, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, pp 225–268. https://doi.
org/10.1007/978-3-642-37048-9_6
Çakir R (2004) Effect of water stress at different development stages on vegetative and reproductive growth of corn. Field Crop Res 89:1–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2004.01.005.
Capra A, Consoli S, Scicolone B (2008). In: Alonso A, Iglesias HJ (eds) Agricultural irrigation
research progress, Nova Science Publishers, Inc, New York
Chai Q, Gan Y, Turner NC, Zhang RZ, Yang C, Niu Y, Siddique KHM (2014) Water-saving
innovations in Chinese agriculture. Adv Agron 126:147–197. https://doi.org/10.1016/
B978-0-12-800132-5.00002-X
Chai Q, Gan Y, Zhao C, Xu H, Waskom RM, Niu Y, Siddique KHM (2016) Regulated deficit irrigation for crop production under drought stress. A review. Agron Sustain Dev 36(3):2–21
Chalmers DJ, Mitchell PD, van Heek L (1981) Control of peach tree growth and productivity by
regulated water supply, tree density and summer pruning. J Am Soc Hortic Sci 106:307–312
Coll L, Cerrudo A, Rizzalli R, Monzon JP, Andrade FH (2012) Capture and use of water and radiation in summer intercrops in the south-east Pampas of Argentina. Field Crop Res 134:105–113
Dabbou S, Chehab H, Faten B, Dabbou S, Esposto S, Selvaggini R (2010) Effect of three irrigation regimes on Arbequina olive oil produced under Tunisian growing conditions. Agric Water
Manag 97:763–768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2010.01.011
De Souza CR, Maroco JP, Dos Santos TP, Rodrigues ML, Lopes C, Pereira JS, Chaves MM (2005)
Control of stomatal aperture and carbon uptake by deficit irrigation in two grapevine cultivars.
Agric Ecosyst Environ 106:261–274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2004.10.014Souza
De Wit M, Stankiewicz J (2006) Changes in surface water supply across Africa with predicted
climate change. Science 31:1917–1921. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1119929
Dias LB (2008) Água nas plantas. Monograph, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras-MG, 53 p
Domínguez A, de Juan JA, Tarjuelo JM, Martínez RS, Martínez-Romero A (2012) Determination
of optimal regulated deficit irrigation strategies formaize in a semi-arid environment. Agric
Water Manag 110:67–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2012.04.002
S. Ouda and T. Noreldin