Irrigation of agricultural crops /
Irrigation is one of the most important human activities sustaining civilization. On average, irrigated crop yields are double those form unirrigated land. It has been estimated that to meet the needs of the 8 billion population by 2025, the irrigated area must expand more than 20% and irrigated cro...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Madison, WI :
American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America,
2007.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | Agronomy ;
no. 30. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Conflict / Ray Huffaker and Joel Hamilton
- Soil water and monitoring technology / Steven R. Evett
- The soil-plant-atmosphere system and monitoring technology / Robert J. Lascano
- Irrigation efficiency and uniformity / J. Letey, G.E. Cardon, and Iddo Kan
- On-farm system design and operation and land management / Thomas J. Trout and Dennis C. Kincaid
- Irrigation system automation / Gerald W . Buchleiter
- Aeration and drainage / H.D. Scott and F.G. Renaud
- Irrigation-induced erosion / R.E. Sojka, D.L. Bjorneberg, and T.S Strelkoff
- Sugar, oil, and fiber / E.C Martin [and others]
- Turf and landscape irrigation / Peter Waller
- Forages / Kevin B. Jensen [and others]
- Irrigation of turfgrass sod, container and nursery stock / Stephen T. Cockerham and David W. Burger
- Small grains / B.D Brown
- Soybean and corn / Larry G. Heatherly and Jeffery D. Ray
- Vegetable irrigation / C.C. Shock [and others]
- New and future technology / E. John Sadler, Carl R. Camp, and Robert G. Evans
- Global change and water resources / Bruce A Kimball.
