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Advances in irrigation. Volume 1 /
Advances in Irrigation, Volume 1 covers updated comprehensive elucidations of the various topics of contemporary interest and importance related to the rapidly advancing science and engineering practice of irrigation. The book presents articles on the conjunctive use of rainfall and irrigation in se...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York ; London :
Academic Press,
1982.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Advances in Irrgation; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Conjunctive Use of Rainfall and Irrigation in Semiarid Regions; I. Introduction; II. Rainfall Distributions in Semiarid Regions; III. Limited Irrigation; IV. Yield, Transpiration, Evapotranspiration, and Seasonal Water Application; V. Increased Efficiency of Soil Water Storage; VI. Conservation Tillage; VII. Specific Systems for the Conjunctive Use of Rainfall and Irrigation; VIII. Economic Considerations; IX. Summary; References.
- Chapter 2. Irrigation Scheduling Using Soil Moisture Measurements: Theory and PracticeI. Theory of Irrigation Scheduling; II. Practical Aspects of Irrigation Scheduling; References; Chapter 3. Canopy Temperature and Crop Water Stress; I. Introduction; II. Historical Perspective; III. Quantification of Crop Water Stress; IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 4. Use of Solute Transport Models to Estimate Salt Balance below Irrigated Cropland; I. Introduction; II. Literature Review; III. Model Description; IV. Illustrative Calculations; V. Limitations of the Modeling Approach.
- VI. Summary and ConclusionsReferences; Chapter 4. Level-Basin Irrigation; I. Introduction; II. Land Preparation; III. Design and Evaluation; IV. Management; Appendix; References; Chapter 5. Flow Measurement Flumes: Applications to Irrigation Water Management; I. Introduction; II. Long-Throated Flumes; III. Types of Long-Throated Flumes; IV. Theoretical Considerations; V. Factors Influencing Calibration; VI. Selecting Flume Style and Site; VII. Trapezoidal Lined Canals; VIII. Structures for Unlined Canals; Acknowledgments; References.
- Chapter 6. Principles, Practices, and Potentialities of Trickle (Drip) IrrigationI. Introduction; II. Present Developments and Expansion of Trickle Irrigation; III. Potential Advantages of Trickle Irrigation; IV. Potential Disadvantages of Trickle Irrigation; V. Advances in System Components and Innovations; VI. Advances in Soil Water Modeling; VII. Advances in System Design and Evaluation; VIII. Advances in System Maintenance Practices; IX. Advances in System Management; X. Future Developments and Research in Trickle Irrigation; List of Symbols; References; Index.