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Archive | 2018

Seawater desalination for crop irrigation—Current status and perspectives

V. Martínez-Alvarez; Manuel J. González-Ortega; B. Martin-Gorriz; M. Soto-García; J.F. Maestre-Valero

Abstract Seawater desalination for sustaining agricultural production has been reported as an alternative water source in some Mediterranean countries and its adoption is also being considered in other regions. Desalinated seawater (DSW) can represent a steady water source, which effectively removes the hydrological constraints for crop production under arid and semiarid conditions. This chapter reviews current irrigation experiences with DSW worldwide, analyzing the revealed key issues for its successful implementation, including (1) the main agronomic concerns, such as low nutrient concentration, crop toxicity risk due to high boron and chloride concentration, or the sodicity risk affecting soil physical properties; (2) the energy requirements for DSW production and allocation, the associated greenhouse gas emissions and the derived cost, as the current limiting factors for its agricultural application; and (3) future research for promoting its sustainability and its development perspectives. Additionally, the chapter contains two demonstrative study cases; the first one deals with the planning and development of DSW supply in semiarid south-eastern Spain, while the second focuses on blending strategies for optimizing DSW use together with other available water resources at the farm scale.


Water Resources Management | 2011

The Economic Impact of Water Evaporation Losses from Water Reservoirs in the Segura Basin, SE Spain

David Martínez-Granados; J.F. Maestre-Valero; Javier Calatrava; V. Martínez-Alvarez


Water Resources Management | 2013

Socio-Economic Impact of Evaporation Losses from Reservoirs Under Past, Current and Future Water Availability Scenarios in the Semi-Arid Segura Basin

J.F. Maestre-Valero; David Martínez-Granados; V. Martínez-Alvarez; Javier Calatrava


Journal of Hydrology | 2011

Comparative analysis of two polyethylene foil materials for dew harvesting in a semi-arid climate

J.F. Maestre-Valero; V. Martínez-Alvarez; A. Baille; B. Martin-Gorriz; B. Gallego-Elvira


Hydrological Processes | 2011

Energy balance and evaporation loss of an irrigation reservoir equipped with a suspended cover in a semiarid climate (south‐eastern Spain)

B. Gallego-Elvira; A. Baille; B. Martin-Gorriz; J.F. Maestre-Valero; V. Martínez-Alvarez


Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science | 2011

Simultaneous solution for water, heat and salt balances in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (Mar Menor, Spain)

V. Martínez-Alvarez; B. Gallego-Elvira; J.F. Maestre-Valero; Maliko Tanguy


Journal of Hydrology | 2012

Estimation of dew yield from radiative condensers by means of an energy balance model

J.F. Maestre-Valero; Ragab Ragab; V. Martínez-Alvarez; A. Baille


Journal of Hydrology | 2012

Evaluation of evaporation estimation methods for a covered reservoir in a semi-arid climate (south-eastern Spain)

B. Gallego-Elvira; A. Baille; B. Martin-Gorriz; J.F. Maestre-Valero; V. Martínez-Alvarez


Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research | 2010

Experimental assessment of shade-cloth covers on agricultural reservoirs for irrigation in south-eastern Spain.

V. Martínez-Alvarez; J.F. Maestre-Valero; B. Martin-Gorriz; B. Gallego-Elvira


Agricultural Water Management | 2016

Economic feasibility of implementing regulated deficit irrigation with reclaimed water in a grapefruit orchard

J.F. Maestre-Valero; B. Martin-Gorriz; J.J. Alarcón; E. Nicolás; V. Martínez-Alvarez

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A. Baille

University of Cartagena

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E. Nicolás

Spanish National Research Council

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C. Romero-Trigueros

Spanish National Research Council

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