RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Desalination of Seawater for Agricultural Irrigation A1 Díaz Peña, Francisco Javier A1 Martínez Álvarez, Victoriano A1 Bar Tal, Asher A1 Maestre Valero, José F. K1 Desalinated seawater K1 Irrigation water quality K1 Fertilization K1 Water blending K1 Boron phytotoxicity K1 Water cost and price K1 Water–energy nexus AB Food security concerns, climate change impacts, and increased pressure on conventional water resources have encouraged the agricultural use of nonconventional water resources in the last decade. As a result, desalinated seawater (DSW) has already consolidated its position as an alternative source to increase the supply for crop irrigation in Spain and Israel, where farmers’ acceptance is progressively on the rise. The first experiences in these regions highlighted that DSW agricultural use involves new agronomic, economic, and environmental challenges which require innovative researchapproaches and imply novel water management strategies. In this Special Issue, eight high-qualitypapers which present current research trials and study cases, covering a wide range of topics that arerelevant when irrigating with DSW, have been selected. The papers came from the three regions ofthe world that currently have a massive agricultural DSW supply: Southeastern Spain, Israel, and theCanary Islands. YR 2020 FD 2020 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/35973 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/35973 LA en NO https://doi.org/10.3390/w12061712 DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 12-nov-2024