Check the traces of cucumber

Today, the issue of water shortage has become a major challenge in Iran. Since the agricultural sector has a high share in water consumption in order to increase population and food supply, so the study of water footprint that indicates the volume of water that directly or indirectly to produce goods or provide any services Consumed has significant potential to help water management in agriculture. In this study, water footprint in cucumber production from 1394 to 1398 using AGWAT software in 4 areas of Darhshahr city, Ilam province, which have the highest area under cultivation and export of cucumber is investigated it placed. The results showed that in Faryab lands of the four studied parts, Ermo rural district, Abbas Abad rural district, Chamjab village and Darhshahr center, the share of green, blue, gray and white water footprints were 16%, 20%, 20%, 25%, respectively. Percentage of total water footprint in cucumber production in Darhshahr city. In the study, the average total water footprint in Faryab lands is about 9,684 cubic meters per ton. Therefore, according to the trend of water footprint in the study areas, the replacement of new irrigation methods, including; Drip irrigation with low wastage and higher efficiency is recommended instead of flood irrigation in cucumber cultivation in these areas.