TY - BOOK ID - 135684358 TI - Optimizing Plant Water Use Efficiency for a Sustainable Environment AU - Garcia Tejero, Ivan Francisco AU - Durán-Zuazo, Victor Hugo PY - 2022 PB - Basel MDPI Books DB - UniCat KW - fruit size KW - Manzanilla KW - olive KW - regulated deficit irrigation KW - water potential KW - water relation KW - leaf area KW - Manihot esculenta KW - photosynthesis KW - tuber KW - water status KW - antioxidant capacity KW - bioactive compounds KW - growth KW - hydroxycinnamic acids KW - hydroponics KW - preformed plastic mulch film KW - crop water productivity KW - biodegradation KW - crop productivity KW - spray-on mulch KW - water use efficiency KW - almond cultivars KW - crop physiological response KW - irrigation water productivity KW - nut yield KW - drip irrigation KW - silicon KW - mineral nutrients KW - oxidative stress KW - osmolytes KW - yield KW - Zea mays KW - ERP KW - GIS KW - internet of things KW - precision agriculture KW - quality KW - environment KW - water KW - software KW - platform KW - web application KW - crop coefficient KW - drought stress KW - evapotranspiration KW - maize KW - water productivity KW - Prunus dulcis KW - Vairo KW - water stress KW - sustained deficit irrigation KW - quality markers KW - leaf greenness index KW - root morphology KW - almond quality KW - sustainability KW - marketability KW - semiarid Mediterranean environment KW - root components KW - yield components KW - fruit quality KW - deficit irrigation KW - leaf area index KW - harvest index KW - photosynthetic rate KW - transpiration rate KW - greenhouse KW - in vitro culture KW - apple KW - cherries KW - midday stem water potential KW - sap flow KW - stomatal conductance KW - FDR probes and daily fraction of intercepted photosynthetically active radiation KW - abiotic stress KW - Linum album Ky. ex Boiss. KW - morphological properties KW - phenology KW - pigments KW - diversity KW - root length density KW - root weight density KW - root-shoot relationships KW - benefit-cost ratio KW - nitrogen KW - root growth KW - tomato KW - water saving KW - Jerusalem artichoke KW - mineral fertilization KW - irrigation KW - diseases KW - fungi KW - crop suitability KW - remote sensing KW - ALES-Arid KW - SEBAL KW - landsat KW - crop-water requirements KW - smart farming KW - crop-production functions KW - food quality KW - crop physiological response to drought scenarios UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135684358 AB - The rising shortage of water resources in crop-producing regions worldwide and the need for irrigation optimisation call for sustainable water savings. The allocation of irrigation water will be an ever-increasing source of pressure because of vast agricultural demands under changing climatic conditions. Consequently, irrigation has to be closely linked with water-use efficiency with the aim of boosting productivity and improving food quality, singularly in those regions where problems of water shortages or collection and delivery are widespread. The present Special Issue (SI) showcases 19 original contributions, addressing water-use efficiency in the context of sustainable irrigation management to meet water scarcity conditions. These papers cover a wide range of subjects including (i) interaction mineral nutrition and irrigation in horticultural crops, (ii) sustainable irrigation in woody fruit crops, (iii) medicinal plants, (iv) industrial crops, and (v) other topics devoted to remote sensing techniques and crop water requirements, genotypes for drought tolerance, and agricultural management. The studies were carried out in both field and laboratory surveys, with modelling studies also being conducted, and a wide range of geographic regions are also covered. The collection of these manuscripts presented in this SI updates on and provides a relevant contribution for efficient saving water resources. ER -