The comprehensive and compact presentation in this book is the perfect formatfor a resource/textbook for undergraduate students in the areas of Agricultural Engineering, Biological Systems Engineering, Bio-Science Engineering, WaterResource Engineering, and Civil & Environmental Engineering. This book will also serve as a reference manual for researchers and extension workers in such diverse fields as agricultural engineering, agronomy, ecology, hydrology, and meteorology. The book’s objective is to present the fundamental principles of irrigation need assessment, and water relations in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum Readers will learn about the principles needed to adopt the most appropriate approach toward irrigation development and management The book looks at factors affecting the phenomena/parameter related to irrigation, and exploring the relationship of irrigation need to the relevant factors INDICE: Introduction: Perspectives of Irrigation.- Fundamentals of Irrigation Development and Planning.- Weather - A Driving Force in Determining Irrigation Demand.- Soil - A Media of Irrigation.- Plant - A Machinery of Water Absorption.- Water - An Element of Irrigation.- Field Water Balance and Water Measurement.- Soil-Water-Plant-Atmosphere Relationship.- Crop Water Requirement and Irrigation Scheduling.- Water Harvesting and Conservation.- Economics in Irrigation and Water Management Decision Making.
- ISBN: 978-1-4419-6334-5
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 300
- Fecha Publicación: 29/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés