Sustainable Micro Irrigation Design Systems for Agricultural Crops: Methods and Practices

ISBN-13: 9781771882743 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 358 str.

Megh R. Goyal; P. Panigrahi

Opis

This new book, Sustainable Micro Irrigation Design Systems for Agricultural Crops, brings together the best research for efficient micro irrigation methods for field crops, focusing on design methods and best practices.

Covering a multitude of topics, the book presents research and studies on:

• Indigenous alternatives for use of saline and alkali waters
• Hydraulic performance
• Distribution of moisture
• Fertigation technology
• Buried micro irrigation laterals
• Drip irrigation scheduling
• Rainwater harvesting
• Adoption and economic impact of a micro irrigation model

This book is a must for those interested in irrigation planning and management, namely, researchers, scientists, educators, and students.

Spis treści

Foreword 1 by Gajendra Singh;  Foreword 2 by Suresh Kumar Devarajulu;  Foreword 3 by B. D. Pandian;  Preface;  Part I: Design Methods in Drip/Trickle or Micro Irrigation;  Drip Irrigation and Indigenous Alternatives for Use of Saline and Alkali Waters in India: Review;  S. K. Gupta;  Hydraulic Performance of Drip Irrigation System: Review;  B. C. Kusre and Pradip K. Bora;  Moisture Distribution under Drip Irrigation;  D. V. Tathod, Y. V. Mahatale, and V.K. Chavan;  Wetted Zone Behavior under Micro Irrigated Crops;  Hammami Moncef, Daghari Hédi, and Hatira Abdessatar;  Fertigation Technology in Indian Agriculture;  A. S. Kadale and G. D. Gadade;  Design of Buried Micro Irrigation Laterals Based on Soil Water Retention;  Hammami Moncef, Zayani Khemaies, and Hédi Ben Ali;  Hydraulics of Drip Irrigation Systems;  Balram Panigrahi;  Part II: Practices in Micro Irrigation;  Impacts of Micro Irrigation Subsidies in Tamil Nadu from the World Bank;  G. Parthasarathi, S. Senthilnathan, and L. Suresh;  Adoption and Economic Impact Models of Micro Irrigation in Zambia;  Simeon DiGennaro and David S. Kraybill;  Performance of Micro Sprinkler Irrigated Groundnut;  Mohammed Waseem and Ibrahim Khaleel;  Irrigation Scheduling of Wheat under Micro-Sprinkler Irrigation;  J. P. Vishwanath and M. M. Deshmukh;  ;  Drip Irrigation Scheduling Based on Partial Root Zone in Citrus;  P. Panigrahi1, R. K. Sharma, and S. Mohanty;  Drip Irrigation Scheduling for Citrus reticulata Blanco;  P. Panigrahi, A. K. Srivastava, and A. D Huchche;  Micro Irrigation and Fertigation Scheduling in Citrus;  P. Panigrahi and A. K. Srivastava;  Integrating Micro Irrigation with Rainwater Harvesting in Citrus;  P. Panigrahi, A. D. Huchche, and A. K. Srivastava;  Index