<i>Simulation-based optimization of irrigation scheduling for maize in arid region to increase field application efficiency</i>

Abstract. . In arid regions, optimization of irrigation scheduling for crops is crucial to solve the problem of irrigation water shortage. In this study, a simulation-based optimization model was developed by coupling a soil water balance simulation model in farmland and an optimization model for irrigation scheduling. The Yingke Irrigation District in the middle reaches of Heihe River basin in northwest China was chosen...