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Agronanobiotechnologies to Improve the Water Quality in Irrigation Systems

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Several international studies have shown that the performance of watering practices and irrigation equipment are still too low, while the water quality and availability are increasingly scarce worldwide. Consequently, there are reductions in crop yields and a waste of water resources. The objectives of this chapter are (1) discussing some bibliographic evidence regarding the availability of agronanobiotechnologies to improve the water quality and watering efficiency in agricultural irrigation systems and (2) describing some technological developments used in the design of cheap and eco-friendly filters with natural or engineering nanomaterials and organic wastes. It has been found that groundwater irrigation has grown rapidly over the past 50 years and now supplies over one-third of the world’s irrigated area. Water management emerged as a strategic resource, not only in many arid and semiarid countries, but also in humid climates, because of its capacity to support intensive land use and high-value agriculture. However, effective governance of watering water and the implementation cutting-edge technologies are critical and urgent challenges. It is required to critically examine the various approaches that different technologies have proposed for taking advantage sustainably about irrigation water and assessing their wider applicability for promoting its responsible use worldwide, while better water technologies and management are urgent and critical for productivity, equity, and sustainability.

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Acknowledgments

This research was founded by “Ciencia Básica SEP-CONACyT” projects 151881 and 287225, the Sustainability of Natural Resources and Energy Programs (Cinvestav-Saltillo), and Cinvestav Zacatenco. G.M.-P., H.P.-H., G.S.-H., A.Z.-C., and V.U.-I. received grant-aided support from “Becas Conacyt.” F.F.-L., F.L.-V., E.V.-N., and S.L.-S. received grant-aided support from “Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI),” México.

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  1. Sustainability of Natural Resources and Energy Programs, Cinvestav-Saltillo, Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico

    Rodrigo Gutiérrez-Ramírez & Fabián Fernández-Luqueño

  2. Transdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Scientific and Technological Development for the Society, Cinvestav, Mexico City, Mexico

    Gabriela Medina-Pérez & Aidé Zavala-Cortés

  3. El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Agroecología, Unidad Campeche, Campeche, Mexico

    Hermes Pérez-Hernández

  4. Agricultural Biotechnology Group, Research Center for Applied Biotechnology (CIBA) — Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Tlaxcala, Mexico

    Fernando López-Valdez

  5. Department of Chemical, Electronic, and Biomedicine Engineering, Sciences and Engineering Division, University of Guanajuato, Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico

    Edgar Vázquez-Núñez

  6. División de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico

    Sandra Loera-Serna

  7. Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

    Gerardo Salas-Herrera

  8. Program of Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, Cinvestav, Cuidad de México, Mexico

    Vianey Urdapilleta Inchauregi

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Gutiérrez-Ramírez, R. et al. (2018). Agronanobiotechnologies to Improve the Water Quality in Irrigation Systems. In: López-Valdez, F., Fernández-Luqueño, F. (eds) Agricultural Nanobiotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96719-6_8

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