Dr. Rohat Gültekin is an Agricultural Research Engineer at the Soil, Fertilizer and Water Resources Central Research Institute (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Türkiye) with 15+ years of experience in irrigation science, agricultural water management, and climate-resilient cropping systems.
His expertise spans deficit and subsurface drip irrigation (field-scale experimentation in semi-arid Central Anatolia), soil–water–plant interaction monitoring, greenhouse gas emissions from irrigated soils (CO₂, CH₄, N₂O), and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) as nature-based solutions for drought adaptation.
Keywords: deficit irrigation · soil water management · greenhouse gas emissions
Recent publications:
Gültekin et al. (2025) — Effect of deficit and intermittent SDI on soil water distribution. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (Taylor & Francis). (TÜBİTAK Publication Incentive Award 2025) Gültekin et al. (2023) — Effect of deficit irrigation practices on GHG emissions in drip irrigation. Scientia Horticulturae (Elsevier). Gültekin (2026) — Synergistic effects of AMF and irrigation levels on black cumin productivity. Agricultural Research (Springer).
Ongoing projects: Digital Irrigation Management System for Central Anatolia (Co-PI); Mycorrhiza applications under drought stress and deficit irrigation in grain corn (PI); TÜBİTAK 2219 International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2026–2027) — DSSAT-based GHG and irrigation modelling for climate change adaptation.
Topic 1. Integrated Monitoring and Assessment for Sustainable Water Management
Topic 2. Nature-Based Approaches for Resilient Water Management at Hydrological and Hydrogeological System Scale
Topic 3. Smart, Secure and Adaptive Water Infrastructures for Sustainable Water Management
I am interested in joining a Water4All project addressing sustainable and climate-resilient water management, particularly in the context of agricultural water use under water scarcity and drought conditions. My expertise in irrigation, deficit and subsurface drip irrigation, water-use efficiency, soil–plant–water interactions, irrigation performance assessment, and field and greenhouse experimentation would allow me to contribute to the development and practical validation of innovative water-management strategies.
I am particularly interested in projects integrating water monitoring, smart/digital irrigation, decision-support approaches, and climate adaptation. I would contribute field-scale agricultural expertise, experimental infrastructure and experience in evaluating irrigation strategies and crop responses to water stress. I am also interested in contributing to cross-country experiments and validation activities, with the aim of translating innovative water-management solutions into practical applications for sustainable agriculture.