Advances in Irrigation

Contributors to This Volume

Preface

A Traveling Trickle Irrigation System

I. Introduction

II. Design and Characteristics of TTIS

III. The TTIS System and Its Major Components

IV. Evaluation of TTIS

V. Management and Control of Irrigation

VI. Cultivation Practices and Land Preparation

VII. Advantages and Disadvantages of TTIS

VIII. Future Research and Development Needs

References

Irrigation Practice for Crop Culture in the Southeastern United States

I. Introduction

II. Region Characteristics

III. Particular Crop and Soil Considerations

IV. Irrigation Practice

V. Irrigation Response of Selected Crops

VI. Expectations

References

Time-Domain Reflectometry (TDR) and Its Application to Irrigation Scheduling

I. Introduction

II. Principles of TDR

III. Applications of TDR to Irrigation Scheduling

IV. Summary and Conclusions

References

Irrigation in India: A Physiological and Phenological Approach to Water Management in Grain Crops

I. Introduction

II. Brief History of Irrigation in India

III. National Aspects Affecting Irrigation Management

IV. Analysis of Yield in Different Crops

V. Integration and Conclusion

References

Estimating Evapotranspiration

I. Introduction

II. A Multidisciplinary Process Approach to Evapotranspiration

III. Meteorological Aspects of Evapotranspiration

IV. Components of Evapotranspiration and Mechanisms Involved

V. Spatial and Temporal Scales and Specific Needs for Evapotranspiration Data

VI. Measurement of Evapotranspiration

VII. Modeling of Evapotranspiration

VIII. Environmental Heterogeneity and Evapotranspiration

IX. Concluding Remarks

List of Symbols

References

A Simulation Model for Predicting Effect of Water Stress on Yield: An Example Using Corn

I. Introduction

II. Conceptual Basis

III. Initial and Daily Input to the Model

IV. Governing Equations

V. Calibrating and Testing the Model

VI. Conclusions

Appendix 1. The Model

Appendix 2. List of Variables

References

Index