Seawater desalination for crop irrigation - A review of current experiences and revealed key issues

Desalination

Volumn 381, Issue , 2016, Pages 58-70

  Martinez Alvarez V ^a   Martin Gorriz, B ^a   Soto Garcia M ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b Comunidad de Regantes del Campo de Cartagena ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Agronomic drawbacks; Carbon footprint; Energy consumption; Fertigation; Reverse osmosis; Water price

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AGRONOMY; ARID REGIONS; BLENDING; CARBON; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; DESALINATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; IRRIGATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; AGRONOMIC DRAWBACKS; ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES; ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; FERTIGATIONS; HIGH ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; NON-CONVENTIONAL WATER RESOURCES; WATER PRICES;

SEAWATER;

AGRONOMY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DESALINATION; IRRIGATION; RESOURCE SCARCITY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84954122871     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2015.11.032     Document Type: Review

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