Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Implementation of water-saving agro-technologies and irrigation methods in agriculture of Uzbekistan on a large scale as an urgent issue

  • Original Article
  • Published:
Sustainable Water Resources Management Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Usable water resource is limited, even though 71% of world is covered by water. Therefore, enough conflicts to the usable water can be found throughout the world. Usable water for irrigation is a top priority, probably it would be seconding only to the drink water supply. However, prioritizing one usage over another is challenging to many stakeholders. Therefore, sustainable water usage is essential to avoid any conflicts among the stakeholders; nevertheless, highly challenging in the developing world. Therefore, this paper discusses the water saving irrigation practices and ways to use agriculture around the world, including Uzbekistan. Relying on the ancient irrigation technologies used by ancestors and also modern irrigation methods, different irrigation water management technologies are presented to apply for various weather conditions and water availability situations. Suitable irrigation practices are discussed based on the water needs especially the arid countries, such as Uzbekistan. The results of an experiment conducted for hilly areas of Uzbekistan using “mulching” agro-technology is presented along with its suitability for Uzbekistan. Therefore, the expectations of sustainable water usage for irrigation is proposed.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7

Similar content being viewed by others

Data availability

Any data involved in this research study are available upon request for research purposes.

References

  • Abbasi F, Heydari N, Sohrab F (2011) Evaluating irrigation efficiency and ISO-efficiency maps in Iran. 21st International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage, Tehran, Iran, pp. 15–23

  • Abdul-Baki A, Spence C (1992) Black polyethylene mulch doubled yield of fresh-market field tomatoes. HortScience 27(7):787–789

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Abdullaev I, De Fraiture C, Giordano M, Yakubov M, Rasulov A (2009) Agricultural water use and trade in Uzbekistan: situation and potential impacts of market liberalization. Int J Water Resour Dev 25(1):47–63

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Abeywardana N, Schütt B, Wagalawatta T, Bebermeier W (2019) Indigenous agricultural systems in the dry zone of Sri Lanka: management transformation assessment and sustainability. Sustainability 11(3):910. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11030910

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Abu-Awwad AM (1998) Effect of mulch and irrigation water amounts on soil evaporation and transpiration. J Agron Crop Sci 181(1):55–59

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Adin A, Sacks M (1991) Dripper-clogging factors in wastewater irrigation. J Irrig Drain Eng 117(6):813–826

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ahmad S, Raza MAS, Saleem MF, Zahra SS, Khan IH, Ali M, Shahid AM, Iqbal R, Zaheer MS (2015) Mulching strategies for weeds control and water conservation in cotton. J Agric Biol Sci 8:299–306

    Google Scholar 

  • Alam MM, Bhutta MN, Azhar AH (2011). Use and limitations of sprinkler and drip irrigation systems in Pakistan. Pakistan Engineering Congress: 70th Annual Session Proceedings, Pakistan, Paper 161, 78-97

  • Alami-Milani M, Amini R, Mohammadinasab AD, Shafaghkalvanegh J, Asgharzade A, Emaratpardaz J (2013) Yield and yield components of lentil (Lens culinaris Medick.) affected by drought stress and mulch. Int J Agric Crop Sci 5:12–28

    Google Scholar 

  • Amor ZH, Feki N, Bouri S (2014) Irrigation water management in Southern continental oasis of Tunisia. IOSR J Environ Sci Toxicol Food Technol IOSR-(JESTFT) 8(3):48–58

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Andersson L (2005). Low cost drip irrigation on farm implementation in South Africa. Master Thesis, Lulea University of Technology, Sweden.

  • Angelakιs A, Zaccaria D, Krasilnikoff J, Salgot M, Bazza M, Roccaro P et al (2020) Irrigation of world agricultural lands: evolution through the Millennia. Water 12(5):1–50. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12051285

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Arora VK, Singh CB, Sidhu AS, Thind SS (2011) Irrigation, tillage and mulching effects on soybean yield and water productivity in relation to soil texture. Agric Water Manag 98:563–568

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Barker R, Molle F (2004) Evolution of irrigation in South and Southeast Asia. Comprehensive assessment research report 5. International Water Management Institute, UK, pp 1–55

    Google Scholar 

  • Bazza M (2007) Overview of the history of water resources and irrigation management in the Near East region. Water Sci Technol Water Supply 7(1):201–209. https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2007.023

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Berger S, Kim Y, Kettering J, Gebauer G (2013) Plastic mulching in agriculture—friend or foe of N2O emissions? Agric Ecosyst Amp Environ 167:43–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2013.01.010

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bhardwaj R (2013) Effect of mulching on crop production under rainfed condition -a review. Agric Rev 34(3):188–197. https://doi.org/10.5958/j.0976-0741.34.3.003

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Bjorneberg D (2013) Irrigation methods. Reference module in earth systems and environmental sciences. USDA Agricultural Research Service, Kimberly, ID, USA

    Google Scholar 

  • Bjornlund V, Bjornlund H (2010) Sustainable irrigation: a historical perspective. Chapter 2 WIT transactions on state of the art in science and engineering, vol 37. WIT Press, pp 1–12

    Google Scholar 

  • Brody M, Golub AA, Eshchanov BR (2020) Approaches to optimize Uzbekistan’s investment in irrigation technologies. Int J Environ Sci Econ Policy 15(2):136–147. https://doi.org/10.18288/1994-5124-2020-2-136-147

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Burt C, Clemmens AJ, Strelkoff T, Solomon KH, Bliesner RD (1997) Irrigation performance measures efficiency and uniformity. J Irrig Drain Eng 123(6):423–442

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Camp C (1998) Subsurface drip irrigation: a review. Trans Am Soc Agric Eng 41(5):1353–1367. https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.17309

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Chitsiko RJ, Mudima KT (2002) Adapting modern irrigation technologies for use by smallholder farmers the Zimbabwean experience. In: Proceedings of the seminar smallholder land and water management systems sharing lessons from experiences in Africa and Asia, July 1–5, 2002, Bangkok, Thailand, pp 1–11

  • Chukalla A, Krol M, Hoekstra A (2015) Green and blue water footprint reduction in irrigated agriculture: effect of irrigation techniques, irrigation strategies and mulching. Hydrol Earth Syst Sci 19(12):4877–4891. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-4877-2015

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Clough GH, Locascio SJ, Olson SM (1990) Yield of successively cropped polyethylene-mulched vegetables as affected by irrigation method and fertilization management. J Am Soc Hortic Sci 115(6):884–887

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Conti PJ (2013) Ties that bind: the traditional irrigation systems of Uzbekistan social capital and implications for current successful management. Master thesis, The University of Montana, USA.

  • Cox DM, Mills L (2009) Drip irrigation systems. University of Nevada, USA

    Google Scholar 

  • Devasinghe DA, Premaratne UD, Sangakkara UR (2015) Impact of rice straw mulch on growth, yield components and yield of direct seeded lowland rice (Oryza sativa L.). Tropic Agric Res 24:4–13

    Google Scholar 

  • Djanibekov N, Bobojonov I, Djanibekov U (2012) Prospects of agricultural water service fees in the irrigated drylands, downstream of Amudarya. In: Martius C, Rudenko I, Lamers JPA, Vlek PLG (eds) Cotton, water, salts and soums - economic and ecological restructing in Khorezm, Uzbekistan. Springer, Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, Newyork, pp 389–411

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Djumaboev K, Hamidov A, Anarbekov O, Gafurov Z (2017a) Collective action in the irrigation sector of Uzbekistan: a case study of water consumers’ associations (WCAs) in the Karshi Steppe. USAID partnerships for enhanced engagement in research (PEER). IWMI Publications, UK

    Google Scholar 

  • Djumaboev K, Hamidov A, Anarbekov O, Gafurov Z, Tussupova K (2017b) Impact of institutional change on irrigation management: a case study from Southern Uzbekistan. MDP I:17

    Google Scholar 

  • Djumaboev K, Junna MR, Carli C, Anarbekov O (2019) Water productivity of potato under improved irrigation techniques in Uzbekistan. 3rd World Irrigation Forum (WIF3), Bali, Indonesia, p. 8

  • Du T, Kang S, Zhang J, Davies WJ (2015) Deficit irrigation and sustainable water-resource strategies in agriculture for China’s food security. J Exp Bot 66(8):2253–2269. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erv034

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Dvoskin D, Nicol K, Heady E (1977) Irrigation energy requirements in the 17 Western States. Agriculture and Energy. Elsevier, pp 103–112

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Edstrom J, Schwankl L (2002) Microirrigation of almonds. Acta Hortic 591:505–508. https://doi.org/10.17660/actahortic.2002.591.76

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Evans RG, Sadler EJ (2008) Methods and technologies to improve efficiency of water use. Water. https://doi.org/10.1029/2007WR006200

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • FAO (2012) Country profile – Uzbekistan. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation, Rome, Italy, pp 1–26. Retrieved from https://www.fao.org/publications/card/en/c/CA0372EN/

  • FAO (2017) Drought characteristics and management in Central Asia and Turkey. FAO Water Reports, Rome Italy

    Google Scholar 

  • FAO (2019) On measures for efficient use of land and water resources in agriculture. Presidential Decree No. UP-5742, FAOLEX. Uzbekistan: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved from http://lex.uz

  • Feng W, Qian H, Xu P, Hou K (2020) Hydrochemical characteristic of groundwater and its impact on crop yields in the Baojixia irrigation area. China MDP I:18

    Google Scholar 

  • Fernald A (2012) Modeling sustainability of water, environment, livelihood and culture in traditional irrigation communities and their linked watersheds. Sustainability 4(11):2998–3022. https://doi.org/10.3390/su4112998

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Fetri M, Ghobadi ME, Ghobadi M, Mohammadi G (2015) Effects of mulch and sowing depth on yield and yield components of rain-fed chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Jord J Agric Sci 11(4):251

    Google Scholar 

  • Frenken K (2013) Irrigation in Central Asia in figures. Aquastat Survey-2012, pp 183–204

    Google Scholar 

  • Gaddam V, Myneni T, Kulkarni A, Zhang Y (2022) Assessment of runoff in Chandra River basin of Western Himalaya using remote sensing and GIS techniques. Environ Monit Assess 194(3–145):1–24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-09795-y

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Gafurov Z, Nazaraliev D, Kattakulov F (2019) Assessment of crop changes in Southern Uzbekistan for better crop allocation and water resource management. Int J Recent Technol Eng 8(4):11513–11516

    Google Scholar 

  • Gao H, Yan C, Liu Q, Ding W, Chen B, Li Z (2019) Effects of plastic mulching and plastic residue on agricultural production: a meta-analysis. Sci Total Environ 651:484–492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.105

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Goswami SB, Saha S (2006) Effect of organic and inorganic mulches on soil-moisture conservation, weed suppression and yield of elephant-foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius). Indian J Agron 51(2):154–156

    Google Scholar 

  • Halder S, Sadhukhan D, Verma R (2012) Adoptability of drip irrigation in coastal and hard rock terrain of West Bengal, India. In: International ground water conference 2012. Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, pp 1–13. Retrieved from 25 Aug 2022

  • Hamidov A, Helming K, Balla D (2016) Impact of agricultural land use in Central Asia: a review. Springer-Verlag France 2015, pp 1–36

    Google Scholar 

  • Hashim S, Marwat KB, Saeed M, Haroon M, Waqas M, Shah F (2013) Developing a sustainable and eco-friendly weed management system using organic and inorganic mulching techniques. Pak J Bot 45:483–486

    Google Scholar 

  • Hills DJ, Brenes MJ (2001) Microirrigation of wastewater effluent using drip tape. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

    Google Scholar 

  • Hoffman GJ, Evans RG, Jensen M, Martin D, Elliott RL (2007) Design and operation of farm irrigation systems. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

    Google Scholar 

  • Huang Y, Liu Q, Jia W, Yan C, Wang J (2020) Agricultural plastic mulching as a source of microplastics in the terrestrial environment. Environ Pollut 260(114096):1–6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114096

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Iqbal R, Raza M, Valipour M, Saleem M, Zaheer M, Ahmad S, Nazar M (2020a) Potential agricultural and environmental benefits of mulches: a review. Bull Natl Res Cent. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-020-00290-3

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Iqbal R, Raza M, Valipour M, Saleem M, Zaheer M, Ahmad S et al (2020b) Potential agricultural and environmental benefits of mulches—a review. Bull Natl Res Centre 44(1):1–16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-020-00290-3

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jiang S, Gao X, Liang J, Wang P, Gao J, Qu Y, Feng B (2012) Effect of different furrow and mulched ridge on water moisture conversation and water saving of spring mung bean planted farmland. J Agric Sci 4:132

    Google Scholar 

  • JICA, JERI, SCI (2019) The Republic of Uzbekistan preparatory survey for project for horticulture value chain promotion. Republic of Uzbekistan, pp 1–111. Retrieved from https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12352209.pdf

  • Jones HG (2004) Irrigation scheduling: advantages and pitfalls of plant-based methods. J Exp Bot 55(407):2427–2436. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erh213

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kader M, Singha A, Begum M, Jewel A, Khan F, Khan N (2019) Mulching as water-saving technique in dryland agriculture: review article. Bull Natl Res Centre 43(1):1–6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42269-019-0186-7

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kadyrov A (1998). Stories from irrigation of Uzbekistan. [original in Uzbek] Tashkent, “Khalk Merosi”, 140

  • Kamal I, Gelicus A, Allaf K (2012) Impact of instant controlled pressure drop (DIC) treatment on drying kinetics and caffeine extraction from green coffee beans. J Food Res 1:24

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kemp A, Hafi A (2001) Benifits of increased irrigation efficiency in the Murrumbidgee irrigation area. 45th Annual Conference of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (p. 21). Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Adelaide

  • Kenjabaev S, Frede HG (2016) Irrigation infrastructure in Fergana today: ecological implications – economic necessities. Springer, pp 129–148

    Google Scholar 

  • Kim E (2018) Sustainability of irrigation in Uzbekistan: implications for women farmers. Water Sustain. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.79732

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kirby M (2011) Irrigation. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)

    Google Scholar 

  • Koech R, Langat P (2018) Improving irrigation water use efficiency: a review of advances, challenges and opportunities in the Australian context. Water 10(12):1771. https://doi.org/10.3390/w10121771

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Koriev MR (2019) Assessment of the opportunities of the organization of dry horticulture on the adyr zones by mulching. ZENITH Int J Multidiscip Res 9(8):27–33

    Google Scholar 

  • Kubutha C, Blank H, Van-Koppen B (2000). Drip irrigation kits for small-holder farmers in Kenya: Experience and a way forward. 6th International Micro-Irrigation Congress (p. 7). Micro-Irrigation Technology for Developing Agriculture, South Africa

  • Kulkarni SA (2011) Innovative technologies for water saving in irrigated agriculture. Int J Water Resour Arid Environ 1(3):226–231

    Google Scholar 

  • Kulmatov R, Mirzaev J, Abuduwaili J, Karimov B (2020) Challenges for the sustainable use of water and land resources under a changing climate and increasing salinization in the Jizzakh irrigation zone of Uzbekistan. J Arid Land 12(1):90–103

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kumar V, Sen S (2020) Assessment of spring potential for sustainable agriculture: a case study in lesser Himalayas. Appl Eng Agric 36(1):11–24. https://doi.org/10.13031/aea.13520

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kumar V, Chaplot B, Omar PSS, Azamathulla H (2021) Experimental study on infiltration pattern: opportunities for sustainable management in the Northern region of India. Water Sci Technol 84(10–11):2675–2685. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.171

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lamm FR (2002) Advantages and disadvantages of sub-surface drip irrigation. International Meeting on Advances in drip/micro irrigation. Puerto de La Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands.

  • Lapides D, Maitland B, Zipper S, Latzka A, Pruitt A, Greve R (2022) Advancing environmental flows approaches to streamflow depletion management. J Hydrol 607(127447):1–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.127447

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Lara DJ (2020) Evaluation of the wastewater reutilization for irrigation in high-water stress regions in Chihuahua. HafenCity Universität, Mexico

    Google Scholar 

  • Lieth J, Oki L (2019) Irrigation in soilless production. Soilless Culture. Elsevier, pp 381–423

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Małecka I, Blecharczyk A (2008) Effect of tillage systems, mulches and nitrogen fertilization on spring barley (Hordeum vulgare). Agron Res 6:517–529

    Google Scholar 

  • Mamataliev AB et al (2020) Cultivation of cotton in Uzbekistan and Xinjiang (NW China) using drip irrigation. Int J Innov Technol Explor Eng (IJITEE). https://doi.org/10.35940/ijitee.B7235.019320

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Mena J (2014) Advantages and disadvantages of drip irrigation system: China context. Taian Agricultural University, Shandong, China, p 26

    Google Scholar 

  • Mirshadiev M (2018) Scoping of promising land management and water use practices in the dry areas of Uzbekistan. Agric Water Manag. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.05.015

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Moody J, Grove AT (1990) Terraces and enclosure walls in the Cretan landscape. In: Bottema S, Balkema AA (eds) Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press

    Google Scholar 

  • Moursy FS, Fatma A, Mostafa N, Solieman Y (2015) Polyethylene and rice straw as soil mulching: reflection of soil mulch type on soil temperature, soil borne diseases, plant growth and yield of tomato. Glo J Adv Res 2:1496–1519

    Google Scholar 

  • Muzammil M, Zahid A, Breuer L (2020) Water resources management strategies for irrigated agriculture in the Indus basin of Pakistan. MDPI, p 21

    Google Scholar 

  • Norum E, U-Kosaramig L, Ruskin R (2001) Reuse of dairy lagoon wastewater through SDI in forage crops. Sacramento, CA, July 29–August 1, 2001. https://doi.org/10.13031/2013.3669

  • Nurbekov A, Aksoy U, Muminjanov H, Shukurov A (2018) Organic agriculture in Uzbekistan: status, practices and prospects. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

    Google Scholar 

  • Obidov Z, Dodoboev Y, Homidov B (2019) Innovative development of agricultural production in Uzbekistan: condition and prospects. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, pp 274–275

    Google Scholar 

  • Payero JO, Yonts CD, Irmak S (2005) EC05-776 advantages and disadvantages of subsurface drip irrigation. Historical materials from University of Nebraska-Lincoln extension, vol 4787. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/extensionhist/4787

  • Petr T, Ismukhanov K, Kamilov B, Pulatkhon D, Umarov P (2004) Irrigation systems and their fisheries in the Aral Sea Basin Central Asia. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Google Scholar 

  • Du Plessis FJ, Van der Stoep I (2000). Evaluation of the appropriateness and management requirements of micro-irrigation in small-scale farming. 6th International Micro-Irrigation Congress (p. 11). Micro-Irrigation Technology for Developing Agriculture, South Africa

  • Postel S, Polak P, Gonzales F, Keller J (2001) Drip irrigation for small farmers: a new initiative to alleviate hunger and poverty. Water Int 26(1):3–13

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rakhimov O, Khamidov O, García T (2020) Improvement and modernization of agricultural irrigation- Uzbekistan case study. Eur J Agric Food Sci. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejfood.2020.2.4.58

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rakhmatullaev S, Huneau F, Kazbekov J, Jeanton HC, Heino MM, Coustumer PL, Jumanov J (2012) Groundwater resources of Uzbekistan: an environmental and operational overview. Cent Eur J Geosci 4(1):67–80. https://doi.org/10.2478/s13533-

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rakhmatullaev S, Huneau F, Jeanton HC, Coustumer PL, Heino MM, Bakiev M (2013) Water reservoirs, irrigation and sedimentation in Central Asia: a first-cut assessment for Uzbekistan. Environ Earth Sci 68(4):985–998. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-012-1802-0

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rakhmatullaev S, Huneau F, Coustumer P, Motelica-Heino M (2022) Sustainable irrigated agricultural production of countries in economic transition: challenges and opportunities (a case study of Uzbekistan, Central Asia). In: Wager F (ed) Encyclopedia of agriculture research, vol 2. Nova Science Publishers, Inc, pp 1–31. Retrieved from 25 Aug 2022

  • Ranjan P, Patle G, Prem M, Solanke K (2017) Organic mulching- a water saving technique to increase the production of fruits and vegetables. Curr Agric Res J 5(3):371–380. https://doi.org/10.12944/carj.5.3.17

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rathore A, Pal A, Sahu K (1998) Tillage and mulching effects on water use, root growth and yield of rainfed mustard and chickpea grown after lowland rice. J Sci Food Agric 78(2):149–161. https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1097-0010(199810)78:2<149::aid-jsfa94>3.0.co;2-u

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Raximov OK, Cuesta TS, Khamidov H (2020) Peculiarities of water resources use in Uzbekistan. Int J Agric Environ Res 6(3):435–449. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJAER.2020.v06i03.009

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Reddy J, Jumaboev K, Matyakubov B, Eshmuratov D (2013) Evaluation of furrow irrigation practices in Fergana valley of Uzbekistan. Agric Water Manag 117:133–144

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rizwan M, Bakhsh A, Li X, Anjum L, Jamal K, Hamid S (2018) Evaluation of the impact of water management technologies on water savings in the lower Chenab canal command area Indus river basin. MDPI, p 18

    Google Scholar 

  • Rkahimov O, Khamidov OH, Cuesta TS (2020) Improvement and modernization of agricultural irrigation - Uzbekistan case study. Eur J Agric Food Sci. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejfood.2020.2.4.58

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rodda JC, Ubertini L (2004) The basis of civilization - water science. ISHS Proceedings and Reports, Wallingford, UK

    Google Scholar 

  • Sable R, Kolekar S, Gawde A, Takle S, Pednekar A (2019) A review on different irrigation methods. Int J Appl Agric Res 14:49–60

    Google Scholar 

  • Safoevna S, Utkirovna M (2020) Efficiency of formation and use of water resources in irrigated agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Am J Interdiscip Innov Res 2(7):99–113

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Scarascia-Mugnozza G, Schettini E, Vox G, Malinconico M, Immirzi B, Pagliara S (2006) Mechanical properties decay and morphological behaviour of biodegradable films for agricultural mulching in real scale experiment. Polym Degrad Stab 91(11):2801–2808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2006.02.017

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Schaible GD, Aillery MP (2012) Water conservation in irrigated agriculture: trends and challenges in the face of emerging demands, EIB-99, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, September 2012

  • Sengupta N (1985) Irrigation: traditional vs modern. Economic and political weekly, special no. on natural resource utilisation, November 1985

  • Shannon K, Manawadu S (2007) Indigenous landscape urbanism: Sri Lanka’s reservoir and tank system. J Landsc Archit 2(2):6–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/18626033.2007.9723384

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Sharma R, Bhardwaj S (2017) Effect of Mulching on soil and water conservation -a review. Agric Rev 38(4):311–315. https://doi.org/10.18805/ag.R-1732

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Shock C (2013) Drip irrigation: an introduction. Sustainable agriculture techniques, (EM 8782), pp 1–8. Retrieved from 25 Aug 2022

  • Sijali I (2001) Drip irrigation - Options for smallholder farmers in eastern and southern Africa. In: Technical handbook No. 24. Sidaís regional land management unit, pp 1–72. Retrieved from 25 Aug 2022

  • Singh S, Sharma RK (2008) Intrgrated water management - irrigation methods. Indian Agricultural Research Institute

    Google Scholar 

  • Sojka RE, Bjorneberg DL, Entry JA (2002) Irrigation: an historical perspective. Encyclopedia of Soil Science, 745–749

  • Stauffer B, Spuhler D (2011) Surface irrigation. Retrieved from https://sswm.info/water-nutrient-cycle/water-use/hardwares/optimisation-water-use-agriculture/surface-irrigation

  • Stauffer B, Spuhler, D (2012) Sprinkler irrigation. Retrieved from https://sswm.info/water-nutrient-cycle/water-use/hardwares/optimisation-water-use-agriculture/sprinkler-irrigation

  • Steinmetz Z, Wollmann C, Schaefer M, Buchmann C, David J, Tröger J et al (2016) Plastic mulching in agriculture. Trading short-term agronomic benefits for long-term soil degradation? Sci Total Environ 550:690–705. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.01.153

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Tamburrino A (2010) Ancient water technologies. Springer

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Törnqvist R, Jarsjö J (2011) Water savings through improved irrigation techniques: basin-scale quantification in semi-arid environments. Water Resour Manag 26(4):949–962

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Umarov P (2003) Uzbekistan irrigation systems and their management potential for fisheries in regional context, FAO Fisheries Technical Paper, 150

  • van der Kooij S, Zwarteveen M, Boesveld H, Kuper M (2013) The efficiency of drip irrigation unpacked. Agric Water Manag 123:103–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2013.03.014

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Veettil A, Mishra A, Green T (2022) Explaining water security indicators using hydrologic and agricultural systems models. J Hydrol 607(127463):1–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.127463

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Velasco-Muñoz JF, Aznar-Sánchez JA, Batlles-delaFuente A, Fidelibus MD (2019) Sustainable irrigation in agriculture: an analysis of global research. Water. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11091758

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wegerich K (2010) Handing over the sunset - external factors influencing the establishment of water user associations in Uzbekistan: evidence from Khorezm province. CuvillierVerlag, Göttingen, p 169

    Google Scholar 

  • Wehrheim P, Schoeller-Schletter A, Martius C (2008) Continuity and change - land and water use reforms in rural Uzbekistan (Vol. 43)

  • Williams LS (1990) Agricultural terrace evolution in Latin America. Conf Latin Am Geogr 16:82–93

    Google Scholar 

  • Wojtkowski P (2008) Ex-farm inputs. Agroecological economics. Elsevier, pp 151–161

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Wright R, Bryson R, Schuldenrein J (2008) Water supply and history: Harappa and the Beas regional survey. Antiquity 82(315):37–48

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wu D, Xue J, Bo X, Meng W, Wu Y, Du T (2017) Simulation of irrigation uniformity and optimization of irrigation technical parameters based on the SIRMOD model under alternate furrow irrigation. Irrig Drain 66(4):478–491

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yang YM, Liu XJ, Li WQ, Li CZ (2006) Effect of different mulch materials on winter wheat production in desalinized soil in Heilonggang region of North China. J Zhej Uni Sci 7:858–867

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Yu H, Yang Z, Li B (2020) Sustainability assessment of water resources in Beijing. MDPI, p 21

    Google Scholar 

  • Zhang W, Du X, Huang A, Yin H (2019) Analysis and comprehensive evaluation of water use efficiency in China. WDPI

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Zhiltsov SS, Zhiltsova MS, Medvedev NP, Slizovskiy DY (2018) Water resources of Central Asia: historical overview. Springer, UK

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Zhou W, Li H, Wang S, Bai D, Liu D, Wang X, Shi S (2016) The characteristics of the flow and irrigation quality about the different irrigation methods. Int J Earth Sci Eng 9(4):1833–1838

    Google Scholar 

  • Zhu X, Chikangaise P, Shi W, Chen W, Yuan S (2018) Review of intelligent sprinkler irrigation technologies for remote autonomous system. Int J Agric Biol Eng 11(1):23–30. https://doi.org/10.25165/j.ijabe.20181101.3557

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zribi W, Aragüés R, Medina E, Faci J (2015) Efficiency of inorganic and organic mulching materials for soil evaporation control. Soil Tillage Res 148:40–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2014.12.003

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Zubair L (2005) Modernisation of Sri Lanka’s traditional irrigation systems and sustainability. Sci Technol Soc 10(2):161–195. https://doi.org/10.1177/097172180501000201

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe, Sri Lanka

    Imiya Chathuranika, Bhabishya Khaniya & Upaka Rathnayake

  2. Faculty of Management, Thibhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Krisha Neupane

  3. Department of Ecology, Namangan State University, Namangan, Uzbekistan

    Koriyev M. Rustamjonovich

Authors
  1. Imiya Chathuranika
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Bhabishya Khaniya
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Krisha Neupane
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Koriyev M. Rustamjonovich
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Upaka Rathnayake
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Upaka Rathnayake.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Springer Nature or its licensor holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Chathuranika, I., Khaniya, B., Neupane, K. et al. Implementation of water-saving agro-technologies and irrigation methods in agriculture of Uzbekistan on a large scale as an urgent issue. Sustain. Water Resour. Manag. 8, 155 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-022-00746-6

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-022-00746-6

Keywords

Search

Navigation