ABSTRACT

Management, Performance, and Applications of Micro Irrigation Systems, the fourth volume in the Research Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation series, emphasizes sustainable and meaningful methods of irrigation to counter rampant water scarcity. In many parts of the world, this scarcity significantly affects crop yield, crop quality, and, conseq

chapter 1|18 pages

Adoption of Micro-irrigation in India: Factors and Policies

ByD. Suresh Kumar

chapter 5|14 pages

- PERFORMANCE OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS IN SOUTH AFRICA

ByFelix B. Reinders

chapter 7|16 pages

Clogging and Maintenance of Micro-irrigation Systems

ByJuan Enciso

part |2 pages

PART II - MANAGEMENT OF MICRO IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

chapter 8|14 pages

Estimation of Pan Evaporation Coeffi cients

ByEric W. Harmsen, Antonio González-Pérez, Amos Winter

chapter 10|10 pages

Soil Moisture Distribution under Micro-irrigation

ByMukesh Kumar

chapter 11|10 pages

- WEB-BASED IRRIGATION SCHEDULING

ByEric W. Harmsen

part |2 pages

PART III - APPLICATIONS OF MICRO IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

chapter 12|8 pages

Biometric Response of Chilli under Micro-irrigation Practices

ByNadiya Nesthad, E. K. Kurien, E. K. Mathew, Anu Varughese

chapter 13|8 pages

Micro-irrigation and Fertigation Practices in Chilli (Capsicum Annum)

ByA.K. Pandey, A.K. Singh, A. Kumar, and S.K. Singh

chapter 14|12 pages

- IRRIGATION SCHEDULING FOR SWEET PEPPER

ByEric W. Harmsen, Joel T. Colon, Carmen L. Arcelay, Dionel C. Rodríguez

chapter 15|16 pages

Micro-irrigation Practices in Tomato

ByBalram Panigrahi

chapter 17|6 pages

Micro-irrigation Practices in Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa)

ByAjit Kumar Pandey, A. K. Singh, S. K. Singh, Ajay Kumar

chapter 20|48 pages

- PERFORMANCE OF GRAPEVINES UNDER IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

ByH. A. A. Mansour