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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822559403321

Titolo

Applications of furrow and micro irrigation in arid and semi-arid regions / / edited by Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oakville, Ontario : , : Apple Academic Press, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

0-429-16191-3

1-4987-0983-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Collana

Research Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation ; ; Volume 5

Disciplina

631.5/87

631.587

Soggetti

Furrow irrigation

Microirrigation

Irrigation

Arid regions agriculture

Soil absorption and adsorption

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Basics of sustainable micro irrigation -- Part II. Applications of micro irrigation in agriculture -- Part III. Applications of furrow irrigation in agriculture.

Sommario/riassunto

Applications of Furrow and Micro Irrigation in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions, the fifth volume in the Research Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation series, addresses the ever-challenging need for irrigation systems in arid and semi-arid regions of the world, areas that are suffering from severe water shortages. These areas, such as Egypt, Tunisia, most of Africa, and parts of South America, Central America, and Australia, find it a struggle to grow crops sustainably with the water available. This important book emphasizes sustainable agriculture practices to promote increased water usage effi