Design and operation of farm irrigation systems /
"This edition provides the latest technology in the design of surface, sprinkler, and microirrigation systems along with basic information about soils and current information on estimating crop water requirements. New chapters have been added on planning systems, environmental issues, efficien...
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| Language: | English |
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St. Joseph, MI
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
2007.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- The authors
- Introduction
- Sustainable and productive irrigated agriculture
- Planning and system selection
- Environmental considerations
- Efficiency and uniformity
- Soil water relationships
- Controlling salinity
- Water requirements
- Drainage systems
- Land forming for irrigation
- Delivery and distribution systems
- Pumping systems
- Hydraulics of surface systems
- Design of surface systems
- Hydraulics of sprinkler and microirrigation systems
- Design and operation of sprinkler systems
- Microirrigation systems
- Water table control systems
- Chemigation
- Wastewater and reclaimed water irrigation
- Evaluating performance
- Appendix A. Glossary
- Appendix B. Annotated bibliography of irrigation standards
- Index.