Application of water footprint in a fertirrigated melon crop under semiarid conditions: A review

Castellanos Serrano, Maria Teresa, Requejo Mariscal, María Isabel, Villena Gordo, Raquel, Cartagena Causape, Maria Carmen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3921-4674, Arce Martinez, Augusto ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9522-5680, Ribas Elcorobarrutia, Francisco, Cabello Cabello, María Jesús and Tarquis Alfonso, Ana Maria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2336-5371 (2015). Application of water footprint in a fertirrigated melon crop under semiarid conditions: A review. In: "EGU General Assembly 2015", 12/04/2015-17/04/2015, Viena. p. 10368.

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Title: Application of water footprint in a fertirrigated melon crop under semiarid conditions: A review
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Item Type: Presentation at Congress or Conference (Article)
Event Title: EGU General Assembly 2015
Event Dates: 12/04/2015-17/04/2015
Event Location: Viena
Title of Book: Geophysical Research Abstracts (GRA)
Date: 2015
Volume: 17
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Faculty: E.T.S.I. Agrónomos (UPM) [antigua denominación]
Department: Química y Tecnología de Alimentos
Creative Commons Licenses: Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial

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Abstract

Production, while at the same time there has increased evidence that aquifers are reducing their water level, enriched by nutrient and degraded as a result of pollution. So best management practices are needed for much of cropped, irrigated and fertirrigated land, to avoid contamination of fresh water and groundwater. The concept of ?water footprint? (WF) was introduced as an indicator for the total volume of direct and indirect freshwater used, consumed and/or polluted [1]. The WF distinguishes between blue water (volume of surface and groundwater consumed), green water (rain-water consumed), and grey water (volume of freshwater that is required to assimilate the load of pollutants based on existing ambient water quality standards). This study is focused in calculating the crops WF using a real case of study in a fertirrigated melon crop under semiarid conditions which is principally cultivated in the centre of Spain declared vulnerable zone to nitrate pollution by applying the Directive 91/676/CEE. During successive years, a melon crop (Cucumis melo L.) was grown under field conditions applying mineral and organic fertilizers. Different doses of ammonium nitrate were used as well as compost derived from the wine-distillery industry which is relevant in this area. This application help us to review the different concepts in which is based WF.

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Item ID: 41809
DC Identifier: https://oa.upm.es/41809/
OAI Identifier: oai:oa.upm.es:41809
Official URL: http://www.geophysical-research-abstracts.net/egu2...
Deposited by: Memoria Investigacion
Deposited on: 21 Jun 2017 14:55
Last Modified: 21 Jun 2017 14:55
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