Desalination of Seawater for Agricultural Irrigation

Food security concerns, climate change impacts, and increased pressure on conventional water resources have encouraged the agricultural use of nonconventional water resources in the last decade. As a result, desalinated seawater (DSW) has already consolidated its position as an alternative source to...

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Published in:Water (Basel) 2020-06, Vol.12 (6), p.1712
Main Authors: Martinez-Alvarez, Victoriano, Bar-Tal, Asher, Diaz Peña, Francisco Javier, Maestre-Valero, Jose F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural management
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Agronomy
Chemical properties
Chloride
Climate change
Crops
Desalination
Distribution costs
Emission standards
Farmers
Food quality
Food security
Hydrology
Irrigation
Methods
Questionnaires
Saline water conversion
Sea-water
Seawater
Water management
Water quality
Water resources
Water shortages
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Summary:Food security concerns, climate change impacts, and increased pressure on conventional water resources have encouraged the agricultural use of nonconventional water resources in the last decade. As a result, desalinated seawater (DSW) has already consolidated its position as an alternative source to increase the supply for crop irrigation in Spain and Israel, where farmers’ acceptance is progressively on the rise. The first experiences in these regions highlighted that DSW agricultural use involves new agronomic, economic, and environmental challenges which require innovative research approaches and imply novel water management strategies. In this Special Issue, eight high-quality papers which present current research trials and study cases, covering a wide range of topics that are relevant when irrigating with DSW, have been selected. The papers came from the three regions of the world that currently have a massive agricultural DSW supply: Southeastern Spain, Israel, and the Canary Islands.
ISSN:2073-4441
2073-4441
DOI:10.3390/w12061712