Soil moisture measurement for agriculture

Evans, Jonathan G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4194-1416; Muddu, Sekhar; Szczykulska, Magdalena; Upadhyaya, Deepti B.; Pandy, Dharmendra Kumar. 2021 Soil moisture measurement for agriculture. In: Sarkar, Sunita; Dixon, Harry ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7415-063X, (eds.) Emerging science for sustainable water resource management: a guide for water professionals and practitioners in India. Wallingford, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, 16-25.

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Chapter 2. Whilst infrastructure projects have often focused on improving the supply of water for agriculture, there has been much less focus on managing or reducing the agricultural water demand. The net effect of increasing supply, without managing demand, is that agricultural water (and energy) consumption increases, without necessarily increasing food production. Improved agricultural Water Use Efficiency (WUE) can help address this issue, as well as contributing to reducing the pressures on water resources (NITI Aayog 2019). This chapter outlines how recent improvements in large area measurement of soil moisture and the availability of high-resolution Soil Moisture Deficit information at a fine scale can provide actionable guidance to farmers. Practical methods, demonstrated in farm pilot studies, to manage irrigation demand are discussed, along with considerations of efficient irrigation methods, with the objective of improving WUE.

Item Type:	Publication - Book Section
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Hydro-climate Risks (Science Area 2017-)
ISBN:	9781906698768
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Freely available via Official URL link.
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Hydrology
Date made live:	23 Dec 2021 14:23 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/531631

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