ABSTRACT
Water is a signiŸcant factor for socio-economic growth of the world. The availability of fresh water is limited, while the demand for this precious natural resource is continuously on the rise. It is anticipated that nearly two-third population of the world will be living in water-stressed areas by the year 2025. It is, therefore, a discrete requirement of today to design strategies to economize the uses of the available water: in particular, for agriculture, which utilizes as much as 70%–90% of it.
