The Principles of Irrigation Practice
Author: John Andreas Widtsoe
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Published: 1914
Total Pages: 532
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Author: John Andreas Widtsoe
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Published: 1914
Total Pages: 532
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Martin Burton
Publisher: CABI
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 1845935160
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn many countries irrigated agriculture consumes a large proportion of the available water resources, often over 70% of the total. There is considerable pressure to release water for other uses and, as a sector, irrigated agriculture will have to increase the efficiency and productivity of its water use. This is particularly true for manually operated irrigation systems managed by government agencies, which provide water for a large number of users on small landholdings and represent 60% of the total irrigated area worldwide. Drawing on the author's 30 years of experience in some 28 countries, this book offers knowledge of the management of irrigation and drainage systems, including traditional technical areas of systems operation and maintenance, and expanding managerial, institutional and organizational aspects. Chapters provide guidelines to improve management, operation and maintenance processes, which move management thinking out of traditional public-sector mindsets to a more customer-focused, performance-oriented service delivery. As a practical guide to improve efficiency and productivity in irrigated agriculture, this book will be essential reading for irrigation managers and technicians as well as students and policy makers in water management, agriculture and sustainable development.
Author: John Andreas Widtsoe
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Published: 1915
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: JOHN A. WIDTSOE
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Published: 2018
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781033719206
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Larry G. James
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Published: 1988
Total Pages: 543
ISBN-13: 9780894648021
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Megh R. Goyal
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2014-07-14
Total Pages: 501
ISBN-13: 1482246244
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis new book, Principles and Practices of Sustainable Micro Irrigation, is the first in the new series on micro irrigation, which offers a vast amount of knowledge and techniques necessary to develop and manage a drip/trickle or micro irrigation system. Written by experienced scientists from various parts of the world, the chapters in this book offer basic principles, knowledge, and techniques of micro irrigation management, which are essential in designing, developing, and evaluating an agricultural irrigation management system. The methods and techniques have worldwide applicability to irrigation management in agriculture. The book includes coverage of many important topics in the field, including: • An historical review of micro irrigation • The current global status of the field and its potential • Basic principles and applications • New research on chemigation and fertigation • Technologies for specific crops, such as sugar cane • Irrigation software for micro irrigation design • Affordable and low-cost micro irrigation solutions for small farms and farms in developing countries • Micro irrigation design using Hydrocalc software This book is a must for those interested in irrigation planning and management, namely, researchers, scientists, educators, and students.
Author: Orson Winso Israelsen
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 1962
Total Pages: 476
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Andreas Widtsoe
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Published: 1914
Total Pages: 554
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Andreas 1872-1952 Widtsoe
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Published: 2016-08-29
Total Pages: 554
ISBN-13: 9781373611789
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John A. Widtsoe
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2015-06-26
Total Pages: 530
ISBN-13: 9781330873120
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from The Principles of Irrigation Practice Irrigation and dry-farming are rapidly conquering drought. By these twin arts, bountiful and regular harvests may be gathered in the humid regions during the periodic dry seasons; and in the arid regions, the great "deserts" may be converted into most fruitful fields. Irrigation has a splendid record of success from the beginning of history; dry-farming has only in recent days extended its conquests into the more arid regions; both have become more powerful in conquering drought as modern science has been applied to them. Successful irrigation-farming is the joint product of the engineer and the farmer. To the engineer is given the heavy and responsible task of constructing properly a permanent system of dams and canals from which water may be drawn; to the farmer belongs the apparently humble but unending and difficult task of using the water in the best manner for crop-production. Both workers are essential for success; but, the work of the farmer determines the permanence and extent of agriculture under irrigation. Much has been written about irrigation for the engineer, but little for the farmer. The few who have written about farming under irrigation have, most frequently, prepared crop or soil manuals, in which the use of water has formed a minor part. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.