Deficit Irrigation for Watermelon: Water-Saving, Quality Improvement and Regional Food Security in Arid China

Zhen Xu; Xietian Chen; Chenli Zhou; Hengjia Zhang

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Deficit Irrigation for Watermelon: Water-Saving, Quality Improvement and Regional Food Security in Arid China

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Zhen Xu¹, Xietian Chen¹, Chenli Zhou¹, Hengjia Zhang¹^{, *}

¹College of Agriculture and Biology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, Shandong, 252059, China

^*Corresponding author. Email: zhanghengjia@lcu.edu.cn

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Hengjia Zhang

Available Online 10 November 2026.

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Keywords: Watermelon; Deficit irrigation; Water-use efficiency; Fruit quality; Arid region
Abstract: Watermelon is a distinctive economic crop that combines both nutritional value as a fruit/vegetable and industrial processing potential. It has played a significant role in improving the agricultural industrial structure and increasing agricultural projects. In the face of increasingly severe water resource shortages and frequent droughts in China’s arid and semi-arid regions, the advancement of irrigation technology has compensated for the typical water resource shortage in China’s arid areas. This paper conducts a methodological analysis of deficit irrigation (DI) in watermelon production in typical arid regions of China. With the background of water deficit at different growth stages of watermelon, it takes “high-yield, water use efficiency (WUE), and quality as indicators” to provide theoretical advantages and technical support in an effective and progressive manner, promoting the sustainable development of the fruit industry and expanding safety.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2026 5th International Conference on Public Service, Economic Management and Sustainable Development (PESD 2026)
Series: Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research
Publication Date: 10 November 2026
ISBN: 978-94-6239-825-2
ISSN: 2352-5428
DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6239-825-2_52 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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