Practices of Irrigation & On-farm Water Management: Volume 2

• 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, 2011.
• Subjects: Environment.; Water-supply.; Agriculture.; Environmental management.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Environmental Management.; Water Industry/Water Technologies.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

In the present industrialization stage of the world, importance of agricultural (food, fodder & bio-fuel) production to feed the ever-increasing population, and to save the water resources & the environment from degradation, is increasing. The climate change paradigm and water pollution have...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgement
• Water Conveyance System and Water Loss
• Water Application Methods
• Irrigation Systems Designing
• Performance Evaluation of Irrigation System
• Water Resources Management
• Land & Watershed Management
• Pollution of Water From Agricultural Fields & Its Control
• Management of Salt-affected Soils
• Drainage of Agricultural Lands
• Models and Crop Production Functions in Irrigation Management
• GIS in Irrigation Management
• Water-lifting Devices - Pumps
• Renewable Energy Resources for Irrigation
• Index.