MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR WATER USE EFFICIENCY AND MICRO IRRIGATED CROPS : Principles, Practices, and Performance / Edited by Megh R. Goyal, B. J. Pandian

Includes bibliographical references and index

Part 1: Micro Irrigation: Principles And Challenging Technologies -- 1. Wireless Automation of Drip Irrigation System Using Cloud ComputingM. Deiveegan et al. -- 2. Fertilizer Recommendations for Drip-Irrigated Cotton under Inductive Cum Targeted Yield Model Praveena K. Stephen, Santhi Rangasamy, and Pradip Dey -- 3. Supplementary Irrigation Using Rain-Gun Sprinklers for Increasing Productivity in DrylandsS. Somasundaram -- 4. Impact of Irrigation Methods on Soil, Water, and Nutrient Use Efficiency of Integrated Cropping: Livestock Production SystemsV. S. Mynavathi et al. -- 5. Estimation of Resource Use Pattern of Crops Cultivated Across Different Farm SizesA. Revathy and D. David Rajasekar -- Part 2: Water Use Efficiency For Drip-Irrigated Crops -- 6. Water Use Efficiency of Fodder (Desmanthus virgatus) under Check Basin, Furrow, and Rain-Gun Irrigation MethodsV. S. Mynavathi M. Murugan, and H. Gopi -- 7. Water Productivity of Micro Irrigated Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)Sunitha Sarojini Amma and James George -- 8. Water Use Efficiency of Pearl Millet and Napier Hybrid Grass under Irrigation Regimes and Nitrogen FertigationS. Alagudurai -- Part 3: Performance Of Fertigated Rice Under Micro Irrigation -- 9. Status of Drip Irrigation Research in Rice: A ReviewR. Nageswari, R. Chandrasekaran, and T. Saranraj -- 10. Performance of Fertigated Aerobic Rice under Drip IrrigationS. K. Natarajan, V. K. Duraisamy, and K. S. Usharani -- Part 4: Drip Fertigated Sugarcane: Management Strategies And Economics -- 11. Performance of Castor + Onion Intercropping System under Drip FertigationK. R. Pushpanathan -- 12. Performance of Intercrops under a Sustainable Sugarcane InitiativeR. Chandrasekaran et al. -- 13. Water-Soluble Fertilizers for Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative under a Subsurface Drip Fertigation SystemAnbarasu Mariyappillai, Gurusamy Arumugam, and Indirani Ramesh -- 14. Performance, Water Productivity, and Economics of Sugarcane Production in Different Agro-Climatic Zones of Tamil NaduB. J. Pandian et al. -- 15. Economic Returns of Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative Technology in Sugarcane CultivationV. Saravanakumar et al. -- Part 5: Performance Of Drip-Irrigated Crops -- 16. Automated and Non-Automated Fertigation Systems for Cucumber inside a Poly HouseAnjaly C. Sunny and V. M. Abdul Hakkim -- 17. Performance of Drip-Irrigated Cauliflower using a Poly Lactic Acid Roll PlanterK. Vaiyapuri, B. J. Pandian, and Selvaraj Selvakumar -- 18. Performance of Drip-Fertigated Banana under Polyethylene MulchingK. B. Sujatha et al. -- 19. Performance of Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) under Drip FertigationK. S. Sangeetha and J. Suresh -- 20. Performance of Drip-Fertigated Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) under PE MulchingJ. Kabariel, M. Kannan, and M. Jawaharlal.

Management Strategies for Water Use Efficiency and Micro Irrigated Crops presents new research and technologies for making better use of water resources for agricultural purposes. The chapters focus on better management to improve allocation and irrigation water efficiency and look at performance factors as well. Chapters look at irrigation technology, environmental conditions, and scheduling of water application. One section of the book focuses on water management in the cultivation of sugarcane, a very important industrial crop used in many fields. Other sections are devoted to principles and challenging technologies, water use efficiency for drip-irrigated crops, performance of fertigated rice under micro irrigation, and evaluation of performance of drip-irrigated crops. This valuable book is a must for those struggling to find ways to address the need to maintain efficient crop production in the midst of water shortages. With chapters from hands-on experts in the field, the book will be an invaluable reference and guide to effective micro irrigation methods.

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