Efficient Irrigation Management Tools for Agricultural Cultivations and Urban Landscapes (IRMA) Author Dr. TsirogiannisI.L. (Yannis), Agricultural Engineer, Assistant Professor, TEIEP | IRMA project manager The general objective of IRMA is to establish a network of knowledge and expertise exchange which will lead to the development of practical irrigation management tools for demand-driven capitalization of scientific knowledge and good practices.
Tensiometric Probes Author P. CHARTON, B. LAROCHE (ARDEPI) et les partenaires de l’EAU FERTILE* The scorching summer that Europe has just experienced has highlighted the importance of irrigation. The fact is that lack of irrigation unfortunately and very often has immediate and harmful effects on production. The catastrophic 2003 summer crop yields prove it!
Can waste water be re-used for irrigation ? Author BRUNO MOLLE, SÉVERINE TOMAS, MATHIEU AUDOUARD (IRSTEA), NICOLAS CONDOM, JEAN-DAVID LABAILS (ECOFILAE) The re-use of waste water consists of recovering the effluents originating from our domestic, industrial or agricultural uses. Nowadays, this water is processed at the treatment plants before being released into the environment or reused.
Reusing treated wastewater for irrigation. What are the benefits and what is the sustainability? Author Bruno MOLLE, Séverine TOMAS, Mathieu AUDOUARD (Irstea) - Nicolas CONDON, Jean-David LABAILS (Ecofilae) We don’t need to remind ourselves of the challenges facing us in terms of the volumes and quality of water used, even in the areas that we believed were immune from shortages. In the Mediterranean region and in the world in general this means that people are more and more turning to the so-called nonconventional resources.
Concepts useful for interpreting measurements taken in the field, particularly the soil water status, for the purpose of irrigation scheduling Author Carole Isbérie, IRSTEA The importance of making rational decisions by looking at the trends and not only the absolute values when using sensors for irrigation scheduling.
