Water and Fertigation Management in Micro Irrigation (Research Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation)

This important volume, the ninth in the Research Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation book series, provides an invaluable addition to the literature and knowledge on the ever-growing need for sustainable irrigation for agricultural crops in many water-scarce parts of the world. The book specifically covers advances in fertigation for water management in general as well as for specific crops, such as peaches, maize, and citrus crops. Specific topics include: The design of various surface and subsurface water emitters Using information from weather stations for irrigation purposes Ultra low drip irrigation technology The management of weeds in crops using micro irrigation New technology and advances in fertigationWith chapters from researchers and practitioners in agricultural engineering, water research and technology, soil conservation, and other fields, this compendium provides a wealth of useful information that can be put into practice to enhance crop production Content: Forewords by Gajendra Singh, Marvin E. Jensen, and Miguel Munoz Munoz Preface Design of an Emitter Marvin E. Jensen Evapotranspiration with Distant Weather Stations Mohammad Nabil Elnesr and Abdurrahman Ali Alazba Principles of Drip/Micro or Trickle Irrigation R.K. Sivanappan and O. Padmakumari Weed Management in Crops with Micro Irrigation: A Review Timothy Coolong Micro Irrigation Technology in India N. Asokaraja Advances in Fertigation for Micro Irrigation: India Natarajan Asokaraja Design of an Emitter Mohamed El-Sayed El-Hagarey Energy Cost in Drip Irrigated Peach Orchard Mohamed E. El-Hagarey, Mohammad N. El-Nesr, Hany M. Mehanna, and Hani A. Mansour Performance of Peach Trees under Ultra Low Drip Irrigation Omima M. El-sayed and Mohamed E. El-Hagarey Water Productivity and Fertilizer Use Efficiency of Drip Irrigated Maize H. M. Mehanna, M. M. Hussein,and H. Abou-Baker Nesreen Water distribution under Surface Emitter and Subsurface Textile Irrigation A. A. Mady, H. M. Mehanna, and S. Okasha Salt Distribution under Subsurface Textile Irrigation and Drip Irrigated Citrus H. M. Mehanna, E. M. Okasha, and M. A. A. Abdou Design of a Corn Planter for Subsurface Micro Irrigation M. M. Morad, M. KH. Afifi, H. M. Hekal, and E. E. Abd - El Aaty Subsurface Textile and Micro Irrigation Megh R. Goyal Appendixes Index FRONT COVER 1 CONTENTS 7 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 9 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 11 LIST OF SYMBOLS 13 PREFACE 17 FOREWORD 1 21 FOREWORD 2 25 FOREWORD 3 27 FOREWORD 4 29 WARNING/DISCLAIMER 31 ABOUT THE SENIOR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 33 BOOK REVIEWS 35 OTHER BOOKS ON MICRO IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY FROM AAP 37 CHAPTER 1 - HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF EVAPOTRANSPIRATION METHODS 39 CHAPTER 2 - EVAPOTRANSPIRATION WITH DISTANT WEATHER STATIONS 59 CHAPTER 3 - PRINCIPLES OF DRIP/MICRO OR TRICKLE IRRIGATION 73 CHAPTER 4 - WEED MANAGEMENT IN CROPS WITH MICRO IRRIGATION: A REVIEW 145 CHAPTER 5 - MICRO IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY IN INDIA 167 CHAPTER 6 - ADVANCES IN FERTIGATION FOR MICRO IRRIGATION: INDIA 183 CHAPTER 7 - DESIGN OF AN EMITTER 213 CHAPTER 8 - ENERGY COST IN DRIP IRRIGATED PEACH ORCHARD 231 CHAPTER 9 - PERFORMANCE OF PEACH TREES UNDER ULTRA LOW DRIP IRRIGATION 253 CHAPTER 10 - WATER PRODUCTIVITY AND FERTILIZER USE EFFICIENCY OF DRIP IRRIGATED MAIZE 279 CHAPTER 11 - WATER DISTRIBUTION UNDER SURFACE EMITTER AND SUBSURFACE TEXTILE IRRIGATION 291 CHAPTER 12 - SALT DISTRIBUTION UNDER SUBSURFACE TEXTILE IRRIGATION AND DRIP IRRIGATED CITRUS 307 CHAPTER 13 - DESIGN OF A CORN PLANTER FOR SUBSURFACE MICRO IRRIGATION 317 APPENDICES 333 BACK COVER 349