Trickle Irrigation for Crop Production (Developments in Agricultural Engineering, 9)
Editorial Reviews
Soil and Water
The book clearly makes an important contribution to the art of trickle irrigation and those involved in irrigation will find it a valuable and useful reference work.
Book Description
Hardbound. An entirely new agricultural technology, trickle or drip irrigation, began its development in the early 1960's. Initial progress was sporadic even though the advantages in water management with trickle systems were recognized. Operators were reluctant to use the system because of its high initial cost and questions regarding its reliability. Once the main problems were isolated and solutions developed to make the system reliable, rapid acceptance by the growers resulted. Today, trickle irrigation is being used on crops that were earlier considered to be uneconomical.
This multi-purpose handbook brings together current knowledge from various engineering and scientific disciplines (crop, hydraulic, irrigation and soil sciences) needed for understanding the trickle irrigation system for crop production. The two dozen contributors are experts on the various subjects, which range from the basic to the more practical aspects of trickle irrigatio
Trickle Irrigation for Crop Production (Developments in Agricultural Engineering, 9),D. A. Bucks,F. S. Nakayama,Elsevier Publishing Company,0444426159,Agricultural Irrigation,Agriculture - Agronomy,Agriculture - General,Agriculture - Irrigation,Microirrigation,Science/Mathematics,Technology,Technology & Industrial Arts
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