Sustainable Micro Irrigation
Apple Academic Press Inc. (Verlag)
978-1-77463-337-3 (ISBN)
The book includes coverage of many important topics in the field, including:
• An historical review of micro irrigation
• The current global status of the field and its potential
• Basic principles and applications
• New research on chemigation and fertigation
• Technologies for specific crops, such as sugar cane
• Irrigation software for micro irrigation design
• Affordable and low-cost micro irrigation solutions for small farms and farms in developing countries
• Micro irrigation design using Hydrocalc software
This book is a must for those interested in irrigation planning and management, namely, researchers, scientists, educators, and students.
Dr. Megh R. Goyal received BSc degree in engineering in 1971, MSc degree in 1977, PhD degree in 1979, and Master of Divinity degree in 2001. He spent a one-year sabbatical leave in 2002–03 at the Biomedical Engineering Department of Florida International University, Miami, USA. Since 1971, he has worked as lecturer/research assistant at Haryana Agricultural University and The Ohio State University, and professor – cum research agricultural engineer at Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus. At present, he is a retired professor in agricultural and biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering at University of Puerto Rico. He is also senior acquisitions editor for Apple Academic Press, Inc., in the areas of agricultural science and biomedical engineering, as well as senior editor-in-chief of the book series Advances in Bioengineering Research and Applications, published by AAP. He has authored more than 200 articles in technical journals and textbooks, including Elements of Agroclimatology (Spanish) by UNISARC; Colombia, two Bibliographies on Drip Irrigation; the books Biofluid Dynamics of Human Body, Management of Drip/Trickle or Micro Irrigation, Evapotranspiration: Principles and Applications for Water Management, and Biomechanics of Artificial Organs and Prostheses; as well as the three-volume series on Research Advances on Sustainable Micro Irrigation.
Foreword by Gajendra Singh. Foreword by Miguel Muñoz Muñoz. Foreword by Marvin J Jensen. Preface. Part I – Status and Potential of Micro Irrigation. Pressurized Irrigation Technology: Global Scenario. Micro Irrigation Technology: Global Scenario. Affordable Micro irrigation for Small Farms. Micro Irrigation Potential in the Developing Countries. Low-Cost Micro-Irrigation in Kenya. Micro Irrigation Potential in India. Advanced Technologies for Sugarcane Cultivation under Micro Irrigation: Tamil Nadu. Design and Management of Irrigation Systems: Chile. Subsurface Micro Irrigation: Review. Part II – Principles of Micro Irrigation. Modernization of Floating Pumping Station for Irrigation. Principles of Micro Irrigation. Chemigation. Fertigation: Venturi Injection Method. Chemigation Uniformity in Micro Irrigation System. Micro Irrigation: Filtration Systems. Micro Irrigation Design using Hydrocalc Software. Glossary. Appendixes. Index.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.04.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Research Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation |
| Zusatzinfo | 112 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Oakville |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 453 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie |
| Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-77463-337-X / 177463337X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-77463-337-3 / 9781774633373 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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