Engineering interventions in sustainable trickle irrigation : water requirements, uniformity, fertigation, and crop performance

DescriptionImproving agricultural water use efficiency (WUE) is vitally important in many parts of the world due to the decreasing availability of water resources and the increasing competition for water between different users. Micro irrigation is an effective tool for conserving water resources. Studies have revealed a significant water savings, ranging from 40% to 70% under drip irrigation compared with surface irrigation. This new volume, Engineering Interventions in Sustainable Trickle Irrigation: Irrigation Requirements and Uniformity, Fertigation, and Crop Performance, presents valuable research that evaluates crop water and fertigation requirements, examines optimum irrigation and fertigation scheduling, and analyzes the performance of agricultural crops under micro irrigation.With an interdisciplinary perspective, this volume addresses the urgent need to explore and investigates the current shortcomings and challenges of water resources engineering, especially in micro irrigation engineering. The volume discusses crop water requirements, fertigation technology, and performance of agricultural crops under best management practices. The chapter authors present research studies on drip irrigated tomato, chilies, cucumber, eggplant, cabbage, garlic, sugarcane maize, cashew nut, sapota, banana, mango, and blueberries.Removing the research gap, this volume provides new information that will be valuable to those involved in micro irrigation engineering. Content: Water requirements for horticultural crops under micro irrigation / Jayakumar Manickam, Surendran Udayar Pillai, and Rajavel Manickam -- Water requirement of drip-irrigated tomato inside shade net house / Priyanka Sharma, Mahesh Kothari, and Pradip Dalavi -- Optimized irrigation scheduling for drip-irrigated tomato sing Fao -- aquacrop model / Saranya Jeyalakshmi -- Emitter water distribution uniformity : compensated hydraulic gradient / S. Vanitha and S. Senthilvel -- Assessment of coefficient of uniformity and distribution uniformity of mini sprinklers / Amol B. Khomne, R.C. Purohit, P.K. Singh, and S.S. Burark -- Water footprint in drip-irrigated blueberries : Argentine / A. Pannunzio, E.A. Holzapfel, P. Texeira Soria, and F. Bologna -- Efficient nutrient management through fertigation / Mahesh Rajendran and Archana Irene -- Subsurface drip fertigation to enhance yield and net income of sugarcane / Mahesh Rajendran and Archana Irene -- Irrigation scheduling using cropwat 8.0 and level of fertilizers for maize under fully automatic drip irrigation and fertigation system / T. Arthi and K. Nagarajan -- Cost economics of cucumbers grown under shade net house with different fertigation levels / M.A. Patil, S.B. Gadge, Sunil D. Gorantiwar, and Arun D. Bhagat -- Fishpond wastewater : the potential irrigation source / Lala I.P. Ray, B.C. Mal, S. Moulick, and P.K. Panigrahi -- Performance of tomato under best management practices / K. Nitha and D. Tamilmani -- Performance of drip-irrigated eggplant under best management practices / M.B. Vinuta, S.V. Kottiswaran, Basamma K. Aladakatti, and Truptimayee Suna -- Performance of cabbage under best management practices / Vasantgouda Roti, B.S. Polisgowdar, and P.S. Kashyap -- Performance of chili (Capsicum annuum L) under best management practices / A. Selvaperumal and I. Muthuchamy -- Performance of garlic under best management practices / Chandrika Patti, Mallikajuna S. Ayyanagowdar, Umapati Satishkumar Umapati, B.S. Polisgowdar, and Ashok Hugar -- Moisture distribution pattern under best management practices / Basamma K. Aladakatti, K. Shanmugasundaram, M.B. Vinuta, and Jagadeesha Mulagund -- Effects of different color plastic mulches on growth and yield of banana / V.D. Paradkar, N.N. Firake, and Sunil D. Gorantiwar -- Performance of drip irrigated mango, sapota, and cashew nut / Ashok R. Mhaske. "Improving agricultural water use efficiency (WUE) is vitally important in many parts of the world due to the decreasing availability of water resources and the increasing competition for water between different users. Micro irrigation is an effective tool for conserving water resources. Studies have revealed a significant water savings, ranging from 40% to 70% under drip irrigation compared with surface irrigation. This new volume, Engineering Interventions in Sustainable Trickle Irrigation: Irrigation Requirements and Uniformity, Fertigation, and Crop Performance, presents valuable research that evaluates crop water and fertigation requirements, examines optimum irrigation and fertigation scheduling, and analyzes the performance of agricultural crops under micro irrigation.??With an interdisciplinary perspective, this volume addresses the urgent need to explore and investigates the current shortcomings and challenges of water resources engineering, especially in micro irrigation engineering. The volume discusses crop water requirements, fertigation technology, and performance of agricultural crops under best management practices. The chapter authors present research studies on drip irrigated tomato, chilies, cucumber, eggplant, cabbage, garlic, sugarcane maize, cashew nut, sapota, banana, mango, and blueberries.??Removing the research gap, this volume provides new information that will be valuable to those involved in micro irrigation engineering."--Provided by publisher "Improving agricultural water use efficiency (WUE) is vitally important in many parts of the world due to the decreasing availability of water resources and the increasing competition for water between different users. Micro irrigation is an effective tool for conserving water resources. Studies have revealed a significant water savings, ranging from 40% to 70% under drip irrigation compared with surface irrigation. This new volume, Engineering Interventions in Sustainable Trickle Irrigation: Irrigation Requirements and Uniformity, Fertigation, and Crop Performance, presents valuable research that evaluates crop water and fertigation requirements, examines optimum irrigation and fertigation scheduling, and analyzes the performance of agricultural crops under micro irrigation. With an interdisciplinary perspective, this volume addresses the urgent need to explore and investigates the current shortcomings and challenges of water resources engineering, especially in micro irrigation engineering. The volume discusses crop water requirements, fertigation technology, and performance of agricultural crops under best management practices. The chapter authors present research studies on drip irrigated tomato, chilies, cucumber, eggplant, cabbage, garlic, sugarcane maize, cashew nut, sapota, banana, mango, and blueberries. Removing the research gap, this volume provides new information that will be valuable to those involved in micro irrigation engineering."--Provided by publisher