Opinion of adopters and nonadopters toward drip irrigation: insights for marketing / Vaibhav Bhamoriya -- Policy options for better implementation of micro irrigation: case study of India / K. Palanisami, K. Krishna Reddy, S. Raman, and T. Mohanasundari -- Drip and surface irrig…
"This book presents a variety of policy adoption methods, irrigation scheduling, and design procedures in micro irrigation engineering for horticultural crops. The chapters range from policy interventions to applications of systems for different crops and under different land co…
"Many countries around the world are struggling with the challenges of water scarcity, including water for crops. Micro irrigation methods are an effective means to make the most efficient use of available water. This new volume, Micro Irrigation Scheduling and Practices, contin…
Although over two thirds of the Earth's surface is covered by water, more than 97% is ocean water which is too salty for human use or even for irrigation. Consequently, the freshwater is only 3% and almost 1% of the available freshwater is liquid surface water that can be used d…
"The reuse of wastewater in irrigation is being practiced only recently to solve water scarcity problems in agriculture. Management of water, soil, crop and operational procedures, including precautions to protect farm workers, play an important role in the successful use of sew…