Fundamentals of Irrigation and On-farm Water Management: Volume 1

• Main Author: Ali, M. H. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Environment.; Agriculture.; Environmental management.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Environmental Management.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

The book “Fundamentals of Irrigation and On-farm Water Management” (Volume 1) is a true textbook for the undergraduate students in Bio-Science Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Water Resource Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Biological Systems Engineering, Environmental Scien...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Perspectives and General Concept of Irrigation
• Fundamentals of Irrigation Development and Planning
• Weather: A Driving Force in Determining Irrigation Demand
• Soil: A Media for Plant Growth
• Plant: A Machinery of Water Absorption
• Water: An Element of Irrigation
• Field Water Balance
• Soil–Water–Plant–Atmosphere Relationship
• Crop Water Requirement and Irrigation Scheduling
• Measurement of Irrigation Water
• Water Conservation and Harvesting
• Economics in Irrigation Management and Project Evaluation.