Microirrigation for Crop Production
eBook - ePub

Microirrigation for Crop Production

Design, Operation, and Management

  1. 475 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Microirrigation for Crop Production

Design, Operation, and Management

About this book

Microirrigation for Crop Production: Design, Operation, and Management, Second Edition, Volume Thirteen is the latest release in this go-to foundational resource for the basics of engineering and the science of the design and operation of micoirrigation systems. This new edition includes novel methods for measurement and estimation of evapotranspiration, resource-efficient microirrigation design and operation, advanced irrigation scheduling methods and tools, novel methods and technology of microirrigation automation, monitoring and control, updates in crop salinity tolerance and leaching practices, variable rate irrigation, updates on the use of biological effluents and chemicals and pesticides to include safety and regulatory concerns.The revised book will provide an understanding on the basic science needed to comprehend systems design, operation, management, maintenance, monitoring and performance evaluation. - Presents a detailed explanation and examples of systems design, operation, and management specific to the latest types of microirrigation systems, as well as sample irrigation schedules - Assesses the proper use of irrigation technology and its effects to increase efficiency and crop productivity - Includes illustrations of design options and charts of systems typologies

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Yes, you can access Microirrigation for Crop Production by James E. Ayars,Daniele Zaccaria,Khaled M. Bali in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Environmental Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Microirrigation for Crop Production
  2. Cover
  3. Title Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contributors
  8. About the editors
  9. Preface
  10. Chapter 1 Introduction#
  11. Chapter 2 Soil water concepts
  12. Chapter 3 Irrigation scheduling
  13. Chapter 4 Salinity management
  14. Chapter 5 Economics of microirrigation systems
  15. Chapter 6 General system design principles
  16. Chapter 7 Surface drip irrigation#
  17. Chapter 8 Subsurface drip irrigation#
  18. Chapter 9 Bubbler irrigation
  19. Chapter 10 Microsprinkler irrigation
  20. Chapter 11 Automation
  21. Chapter 12 Application of chemical materials
  22. Chapter 13 Application of biological effluent
  23. Chapter 14 Field performance and evaluation#
  24. Chapter 15 Maintenance#
  25. Index
  26. Index - continued