Abdelmoneim Zakaria Mohamed

Dr. Abdelmoneim Mohamed (Moneim) is the Irrigation and Soils Advisor with the University of California Cooperative Extension. He has a Ph.D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from Washington State University. His primary focus is on irrigation and soils in orchard and vineyard cropping systems. This includes irrigation scheduling and sustainable agricultural water management, deficit irrigation, variable rate irrigation, irrigation and soils technologies, groundwater sustainability, and soil health. 

Awards

2025: Climate Analogs Academy Participant, Washington State University

2018: Graduate Student Award in the Soil and Water Management and Conservation, Soil Science Society of America

2018: Irrigation E3 program winner, Irrigation Association

2018: Walter and Vinnie Hinz scholarship. Biological Systems Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Washington State University

Peer-reviewed Publications

Begna, S., Perez, B., Mohamed, A.Z., Swanson, K., Brummer, E.C., Wang, D., Bali, K. and Putnam, D.H., 2025. Impact of novel harvest strategies and improved cultivars on alfalfa yield and nutritive value in a Mediterranean environment. Grassland Research, 4(1), pp.79-87. https://doi.org/10.1002/glr2.12112 

Velazquez-Chavez, L. J., Daccache, A., Mohamed, A. Z., & Centritto, M. (2024). Plant-based and remote sensing for water status monitoring of orchard crops: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Agricultural Water Management, 303, 109051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2024.109051 

Bali, K. M.; Putnam, D.; Wang, D.; Begna, S.; Holder, B., Mohamed, A. Z.; Paloutzian, L.; Dahlke, H.E.; Eltarabily, M. G. (2024). Midsummer Deficit Irrigation of Alfalfa for Water Conservation in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 150(6), 04024029.

Liu, B., Brooks, E., Mohamed, A. Z., & Kelley, J. (2024). Deep Infiltration Model to Quantify Water Use Efficiency of Center-Pivot Irrigated Alfalfa. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, 150(5), 04024021. https://doi.org/10.1061/JIDEDH.IRENG-103

Eltarabily, M. G.; Mohamed, A. Z.; Begna, S.; Wang, D.; Putnam, D. H.; Scudiero, E.; Bali, K. M. (2024). Simulated soil water distribution patterns and water use of Alfalfa under different subsurface drip irrigation depths. Agricultural Water Management, 293, 108693.

Bali, K. M., Mohamed, A. Z., Begna, S., Wang, D., Putnam, D., Dahlke, H. E., & Eltarabily, M. G. (2023). The use of HYDRUS-2D to simulate intermittent Agricultural Managed Aquifer Recharge (Ag-MAR) in Alfalfa in the San Joaquin Valley. Agricultural Water Management, 282, 108296.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108296 

McMoran, D. W.; Mohamed, A. Z.; Seymour, K.; Thortenson, S.; Peters, R. T. (2022). Overview of irrigated agriculture in Benton County.

Shafeeque, M., Sarwar, A., Basit, A., Mohamed, A. Z., Rasheed, M. W., Khan, M. U., Buttar, N.A.; Saddique, N.; Asim, M.I.; Sabir, R.M. (2022). Quantifying the Impact of the Billion Tree Afforestation Project (BTAP) on the Water Yield and Sediment Load in the Tarbela Reservoir of Pakistan Using the SWAT Model. Land, 11(10), 1650.

Peters, T., Mohamed, A. Z., & McMoran, D. W. (2021). Center Pivot Control Panels Should Vary Cycle Time Instead of Run Time to Set a Percent Setting. In 6th Decennial National Irrigation Symposium, 6-8, December 2021, San Diego, California (p. 1). American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. https://doi:10.13031/irrig.2020-103 

McMoran, D. W.; Mohamed, A. Z.; Seymour, K.; Thorstenson, S.; Fredricks, G. R. (2021). OVERVIEW OF IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE IN LEWIS COUNTY

McMoran, D. W.; Mohamed, A. Z.; Seymour, K.; Thorstenson, S.; Lane, T. C. (2021). OVERVIEW OF IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE IN FERRY COUNTY

Mohamed, A. Z., Peters, R. T., Sarwar, A., Molaei, B., & McMoran, D. (2021). Impact of the Intermittency Movement of Center Pivots on Irrigation Uniformity. Water, 13(9), 1167.  https://doi.org/10.3390/w13091167

Mohamed, A. Z., Osroosh, Y., Peters, R. T., Bates, T., Campbell, C. S., & Ferrer‐Alegre, F. (2021). Monitoring water status in apple trees using a sensitive morning crop water stress index. Irrigation and Drainage, 70(1), 27-41. https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2528 

Molaei, B., Peters, R. T., Mohamed, A. Z., & Sarwar, A. (2021). Large scale evaluation of a LEPA/LESA system compared with MESA on spearmint and peppermint. Industrial Crops and Products, 159, 113048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.113048 

Sarwar, A., Peters, R.T., Shafeeque, M., Mohamed, A., Arshad, A., Ullah, I., Saddique, N., Muzammil, M. and Aslam, R.A., (2021). Accurate measurement of wind drift and evaporation losses could improve water application efficiency of sprinkler irrigation systems− A comparison of measuring techniques. Agricultural Water Management, 258, 107209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107209 

Sarwar, A., Peters, R. T., & Mohamed, A. Z. (2020). Linear mixed modeling and artificial neural network techniques for predicting wind drift and evaporation losses under moving sprinkler irrigation systems. Irrigation Science, 38(2), 177-188. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00271-019-00659-x 

Mohamed, A. Z.; Troy, R.; McMoran, D. W. (2020). Management of traveler gun irrigation systems in the Pacific Northwest.

Mohamed, A. Z., Peters, R. T., Zhu, X., & Sarwar, A. (2019). Adjusting irrigation uniformity coefficients for unimportant variability on a small scale. Agricultural Water Management, 213, 1078-1083. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2018.07.017 

Sarwar, A., Peters, R. T., Mehanna, H., Amini, M. Z., & Mohamed, A. Z. (2019). Evaluating water application efficiency of low and mid elevation spray application under changing weather conditions. Agricultural Water Management, 221, 84-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2019.04.028 

Extension Publications

Mohamed, A. Z. (2025). Planning Out an Irrigation System for Young Olives. California Fruit & Vegetable (pp. 4-7)

Mohamed, A. Z. (2025). Climate adaptation strategies for nut and fruit trees in the SGMA era. Stanislaus County Farm Bureau Newsletter 

Mohamed, A. Z. (2025). Evaluating OpenET against field scale surface renewal ET in Walnuts. American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) Annual International Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. 

Mohamed, A. Z. (2025). Evapotranspiration Based Irrigation Scheduling for nut and Fruit Trees. The Scoop on fruits and nuts in Stanislaus County. UCCE Stanislaus. Spring 2025, Vol. 30, Issue 2.

Mohamed, A. Z. (2025). Which irrigation method is best for your vineyard? 73rd Annual Lodi Grape Day (pp. 16-19)

Mohamed, A. Z. (2024). Comparative Assessment of Satellite-Derived Crop Evapotranspiration and Estimated Evapotranspiration in Almond and Walnut. American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) Annual International Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. 

Mohamed, A. Z. (2024). Irrigation Management for Non-Bearing Walnuts. The Scoop on fruits and nuts in Stanislaus County. UCCE Stanislaus. Summer 2024, Vol. 29, Issue 1.

Mohamed, A. Z.; Mae, C.; Zuber, C.; Oker, T.; Marino, G.; Hillyer, C.; Ashkan, S. (2024). Irrigation and Nutrient Management of Young Orchards Handbook. UC ANR.

Mohamed, A. Z.; Mae, C.; Zuber, C.; Oker, T.; Marino, G.; Hillyer, C.; Ashkan, S. (2024). Irrigation and Nutrient Management of Young Orchards Handbook (Punjabi). UC ANR.

Mohamed, A. Z.; Mae, C.; Zuber, C.; Oker, T.; Marino, G.; Hillyer, C.; Ashkan, S. (2024). Manejo del riego y nutrientes para huertos jovenes. UC ANR. 

Abdelmoneim, Z. M. (2023, May). Deficit irrigation strategies on almond production in California: a brief review. In VIII International Symposium on Almonds and Pistachios 1406 (pp. 161-164).

Mohamed, A. Z. (2023). Salt Leaching in Orchards and Vineyards. The Scoop on fruits and nuts in Stanislaus County. UCCE Stanislaus. Fall 2023, Vol. 28, Issue 2.

Mohamed, A. Z. (2023). Irrigation Non-uniformity is Unimportant Under Certain Situations in Orchards. The Scoop of the Fruit and Nuts. UCCE Stanislaus, Summer 2023, Vol. 28, Issue 1.

Mohamed, A. Z.; Begna, S., et al. (2022). Crop Water Productivity of Alfalfa Under Different Cutting Schedules. World Alfalfa Congress. https://worldalfalfacongress.ucdavis.edu/

Sarwar, A.; Peters, T. R.; Mohamed, A. (2019). Evaluation of twelve wind drift and evaporation loss (WDEL) empirical models through field experimentation under the climatic conditions of Prosser, Washington. In 2019 ASABE Annual International Meeting (p. 1). American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.

Mohamed, A. Z.; Peters, T. R.; Sarwar, A.; McMoran, D. (2018). The accuracy of distribution uniformity test under different moving irrigation systems. In 2018 ASABE Annual International Meeting (p. 1). American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.