Fertigation Technologies for Micro Irrigated Crops: Performance, Requirements, and Efficiency

ISBN-13: 9781771889438 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 314 str.

Megh R. Goyal; Lala I. P. Ray

Opis

Fertigation Technologies in Micro Irrigation: Requirements, Efficiency, and Crop Performance addresses the global water crisis by presenting new ways to use irrigation water judiciously through innovative fertigation management.

Spis treści

Part 1: Crop Performance Under Micro Irrigation System  1. Performance of Drip Irrigated Tomato: Water Uptake, Root Distribution, and Quality  2. Performance of Cucumber under Micro- and Mini-Sprinkler Irrigation with Land Slopes  3. Performance of Selected Indigenous Crops under Drip Irrigation in the North-East Region of India  4. Performance of Pointed Gourd under Polyethylene Mulching and Different Levels of Fertigation  5. Effects of Different Nitrogen Levels on Drip-Irrigated Cucumber under Greenhouse Conditions  6. Performance of Sunflower with Different Irrigation Methods: The Coastal Plain Zone of Eastern India  7. Summer Kusmi Lac Production on Drip Irrigated Flemingia semialata Roxb  Part 2: Irrigation Requirement Of Drip Irrigated Crops  8. Estimation of Crop Water Requirements  9. Potential Applications of SSAT, AquaCrop, APSIM Models for Crop Water Productivity and Irrigation Scheduling  10. Soil Moisture and Nutrient Patterns under Sub-Surface Drip Irrigation for Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI)  Part 3: Automation and Fertigation Technologies In Micro Irrigation  11. Automated Drip Irrigation System for Sweet Corn and Cluster Bean: Field Evaluation of Low-Cost Soil Moisture Sensors  12. Fertigation Technology for Horticultural and Field Crops  13. Hydraulic Performance of Drip Fertigation Equipment  Part 4: Enhancement Of Irrigation Efficiency  14. Micro Irrigation Developments in India: Techno-Economic Challenges  15. Drip Irrigation Systems for Enhancing Input Use Efficiency  16. Rainwater Conservation and Utilization Techniques: The North-East Hilly Region in India  17. Design of Indigenous Gravity Drip Irrigation System for Efficient Utilization of Harvested Water