The Role of Water in Agriculture
Based on Papers and Discussions at a Symposium Held at the Welsh Plant Breeding Station Near Aberystwyth on March 19th, 1969
- 1st Edition - January 1, 1970
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Editor: James A. Taylor
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 7 0 8 8 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 1 - 8 6 6 9 - 6
The Role of Water in Agriculture focuses on the role of water in British agriculture. This book discusses the growing importance of hydrological science and agricultural hydrology.… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Role of Water in Agriculture focuses on the role of water in British agriculture. This book discusses the growing importance of hydrological science and agricultural hydrology. Organized into 14 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the problems of accurate rainfall measurement and its importance to agriculture. This text then presents a comprehensive study of the sources of error in agricultural water budgets. Other chapters consider the progress reports on two catchment studies and a report on the effect of agricultural treatments on water availability in the soil. This book discusses as well the sediment yields from forested and agricultural lands on an international basis. The final chapter deals with a summary of the discussions with conclusions and implications. This book is a valuable resource for hydrologists, geographers, meteorologists, agricultural scientists, applied biologists, plant physiologists, and pedologists. Engineers, administrators, and advisers will also find this book useful.
Preface
List of Publications
List of Figures
List of Authors
Ch. I Definite Rainfall Measurements and Their Significance for Agriculture
Ch. II Sources of Error in Agricultural Water Budgets
Ch. III Evapotranspiration and the Water Balance in a Small Clay Catchment
Ch. IV Variations in Sediment Production from Three East Yorkshire Catchments
Ch. V Sediment Yields from Forested and Agricultural Lands
Ch. VI The Effect of Agricultural Treatment on the Quantity of Water Available in the Soil
Ch. VII The Current Trends in the Use of Water For Agriculture
Ch. VII The Water Requirements of Particular Stock Producing Systems
Ch. IX Water Resource Management and the Needs of Agriculture
Ch. X Limited Irrigation in Crop Production
Ch. XI The Cumulative Effects of Irrigation on Fruit Crops
Ch. XII Estimates of Long-Term Irrigation -Needs
Ch. XIII The Flexibility of Land-Use in Relation to the Water Balance
Ch. XIV Edited Summary of the Discussions: Conclusions and Implications
Author Index
Subject Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 1, 1970
- No. of pages (eBook): 242
- Imprint: Pergamon
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483170886
- eBook ISBN: 9781483186696
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