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Sustainable Water Use in Onion Production: Balancing Conservation with Yield and Quality in South Texas

IWRA World Water Congress 2025 Marrakech Morocco
Water for Sustainable Development
Author(s): Presenter: Juan Enciso
Juan Enciso (Juan.Enciso@ag.tamu.edu)
Author’s Name(s): Jose C. Chavez, Ayrton Laredo, Carlos Lazcano, Kranthi Mandadi, and Juan Enciso
Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center, Weslaco, Texas, USA

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Abstract

This research focused on optimizing irrigation techniques for sustainable onion production under constrained water resources (drip irrigation, selection of drought-tolerant varieties, deficit irrigation, and phytohormones). Unmanned Aerial Vehicles were used to monitor the crop.