Solo, Água e Clima
Equipa
Objetivos
A) Sustainable soil and water management and conservation systems
- Olive Orchards Water Use and Irrigation Requirements
- Horticulture Production and Efficient Use of Nutrients
- Sustainable Soil Conservation and Soil Management Systems
- Impacts of Climate on Agricultural Systems
B) Hydrology, hydraulics, and irrigation systems
- Hydraulics and Automated Control of Irrigation Canals
- Intelligent Irrigation Systems Management
- Hydrology, Planning and Management of Water Systems
- Impacts of Climate on Water Systems
Linhas de Investigação
- Influence of long-term soil tillage, residue management and external nutrient input on soil organic matter dynamics and overall soil fertility
- Modelling of soil temperature variations to quantify rates of chemical and biological processes occurring in the soil (e.g., mineralization, humification, …)
- Optimization of the use of irrigation water for intensive and super-intensive orchards and recommendation of sound irrigation scheduling techniques through the innovative approach of combining remote sensing information from multispectral satellites orbiting the earth and in situ bio-sensors placed in trees
- Irrigation water management to optimize the ripening season and economical returns of horticultural crops
- Optimization of the intelligent irrigation system under development
- Study of the impact of climate change scenarios on irrigation water needs in the Mediterranean
- Definition of universal flow controllers for irrigation canals and application of model predictive controllers to irrigation canals
- Study of Climate Change impacts on southern Portugal water availability
