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Scientific publications from the FIGARO project

The partners published a series of papers and conference proceedings during and after the project. The list below follows the project's own publication list. Look up each title in the journal or on a scholarly search engine for the full text and DOI.

  1. Tsakmakis I., Kokkos N., Pisinaras V., Papaevangelou V., Hatzigiannakis E., Arampatzis G., Gikas G.D., Linker R., Zoras S., Evagelopoulos V., Tsihrintzis V.A., Battilani A., Sylaios G. Operational precise irrigation for cotton cultivation through the coupling of meteorological and crop growth models. Water Resources Management.
  2. Linker R., Sylaios G. Efficient model-based sub-optimal irrigation scheduling using imperfect weather forecasts. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture.
  3. Zhou Z., Plauborg F., Kristensen K., Andersen M.N. Dry matter production, radiation interception and radiation use efficiency of potato in response to climate conditions and nitrogen application regimes. submitted to Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.
  4. Zhou Z., Andersen M.N., Plauborg F. Radiation interception and radiation use efficiency of potato affected by different N fertigation and irrigation regimes. European Journal of Agronomy.
  5. Zhou Z., Andersen M.N., Plauborg F., Edlefsen O. Response of potato to drip and gun irrigation systems. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal.
  6. Simionesei L., Ramos T.B., Brito D., Jauch E., Leitão P.C., Almeida C., Neves R. Numerical simulation of soil water dynamics under stationary sprinkler irrigation with MOHID-Land. Irrigation and Drainage.
  7. Linker R., Ioslovich I., Sylaios G., Plauborg F., Battilani A. Optimal model-based deficit irrigation scheduling using AquaCrop: a simulation study with cotton, potato and tomato. Agricultural Water Management.
  8. Ioslovich I., Linker R., Sylaios G. Optimal deficit irrigation using AquaCrop model: a methodology study. International Conference on Agricultural Engineering.
  9. Linker R., Sylaios G., Tsakmakis I. Optimal irrigation of cotton in northern Greece using AquaCrop: a multi-year simulation study. conference paper.
  10. Chukalla A.D., Krol M.S., Hoekstra A.Y. Green and blue water footprint reduction in irrigated agriculture: effect of irrigation techniques, irrigation strategies and mulching. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences.
  11. Linker R., Ioslovich I. A multi-year simulation study of optimal and sub-optimal irrigation of maize in Kansas. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.

Related: optimal deficit irrigation (project copy) (Internet Archive copy); the nutrient-management paper presented at ECPA 2015 (The use of models in precision nutrient management, Aarhus University). See also the conference presentations.