1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910958571703321

Titolo

Water and fertigation management in micro irrigation / / edited by Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto : , : Apple Academic Press, , 2016

ISBN

0-429-15713-4

1-4987-2003-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (349 p.)

Collana

Research Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation ; ; Volume 9

Disciplina

631.5/87

631.587

Soggetti

Microirrigation

Irrigation farming

Water in agriculture

Soils - Fertilizer movement

Arid regions agriculture

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

FRONT COVER; CONTENTS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; LIST OF SYMBOLS; PREFACE; FOREWORD 1; FOREWORD 2; FOREWORD 3; FOREWORD 4; WARNING/DISCLAIMER; ABOUT THE SENIOR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF; BOOK REVIEWS; OTHER BOOKS ON MICRO IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY FROM AAP; CHAPTER 1 - HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF EVAPOTRANSPIRATION METHODS; CHAPTER 2 - EVAPOTRANSPIRATION WITH DISTANT WEATHER STATIONS; CHAPTER 3 - PRINCIPLES OF DRIP/MICRO OR TRICKLE IRRIGATION; CHAPTER 4 - WEED MANAGEMENT IN CROPS WITH MICRO IRRIGATION: A REVIEW; CHAPTER 5 - MICRO IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY IN INDIA

CHAPTER 6 - ADVANCES IN FERTIGATION FOR MICRO IRRIGATION: INDIACHAPTER 7 - DESIGN OF AN EMITTER; CHAPTER 8 - ENERGY COST IN DRIP IRRIGATED PEACH ORCHARD; CHAPTER 9 - PERFORMANCE OF PEACH TREES UNDER ULTRA LOW DRIP IRRIGATION; CHAPTER 10 - WATER PRODUCTIVITY AND FERTILIZER USE EFFICIENCY OF DRIP IRRIGATED MAIZE; CHAPTER 11 - WATER DISTRIBUTION UNDER SURFACE EMITTER AND SUBSURFACE TEXTILE IRRIGATION; CHAPTER 12



- SALT DISTRIBUTION UNDER SUBSURFACE TEXTILE IRRIGATION AND DRIP IRRIGATED CITRUS; CHAPTER 13 - DESIGN OF A CORN PLANTER FOR SUBSURFACE MICRO IRRIGATION; APPENDICES; BACK COVER

Sommario/riassunto

This important volume, the ninth in the Research Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation book series, provides an invaluable addition to the literature and knowledge on the ever-growing need for sustainable irrigation for agricultural crops in many water-scarce parts of the world. The book specifically covers advances in fertigation for water management in general as well as for specific crops, such as peaches, maize, and citrus crops. Specific topics include: The design of various surface and subsurface water emitters Using information from weather stations for irrigation purposes Ultra low

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910954503003321

Autore

Johnson Mark <1959->

Titolo

Demystifying communications risk : a guide to revenue risk management in the communications sector / / Mark Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Burlington, Vt., : Gower, c2012

ISBN

1-315-57649-X

1-317-15286-7

1-317-15285-9

1-283-57238-9

9786613884831

1-4094-2942-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Disciplina

384.068/1

Soggetti

Digital communications

Risk management

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Communications fraud control -- Revenue assurance -- Managing communications revenue risks -- Managing insider fraud : Nick Mann -- Money laundering & corruption -- ICT and cyber security risks in



telecoms -- Other risk management considerations -- Other strategic risks -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Companies seeking to use communications technology as a delivery or payment platform for digital services are particularly at risk from fraudsters, hackers and accidental revenue leakage. They need to understand both their strategic and operational risks as well as those affecting their stakeholders - partners and customers. Effective risk management is as much about awareness, culture, training and organization as it is about technology.Mark Johnson's practical guide, Demystifying Communications Risk, provides managers with an understanding of the nature and implications of the risks they fac