Optimizing Irrigation Water Use Efficiency for Tomato and Maize Fields across Italy Combining Remote Sensing Data and the AquaCrop Model

Remote sensing data of canopy cover and leaf area index are used together with the AquaCrop model to optimize irrigation water use efficiency for tomato and maize fields across Italy, which differ in climate, soil types and irrigation technique. An optimization irrigation strategy, “SIM strategy”, i...

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Main Authors: Chiara Corbari, Imen Ben Charfi, Marco Mancini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Hydrology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/8/1/39