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Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Agricultural engineering & machinery > Irrigation

Irrigation Management (Hardcover): G Vijayalakshmy, H Bhargavi, G Mariappan Irrigation Management (Hardcover)
G Vijayalakshmy, H Bhargavi, G Mariappan
R4,798 Discovery Miles 47 980 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Instant Insights: Soil Health Indicators (Paperback): E. A. Stockdale, Paul Hargreaves, Anne Bhogal, A. Fortuna, A. Bhowmik, A... Instant Insights: Soil Health Indicators (Paperback)
E. A. Stockdale, Paul Hargreaves, Anne Bhogal, A. Fortuna, A. Bhowmik, …
R1,282 Discovery Miles 12 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on soil health indicators. The first chapter describes indicators and frameworks for soil health currently in use. It evaluates the principles underpinning current approaches to monitoring soil quality/health and shows these principles have been applied in the development of a practical soil health toolkit for use by UK farmers. The second chapter reviews the range of physical, chemical and biological indicators of soil health and how they can be used in practice. It focusses on measuring soil health in organic vegetable cultivation and, in particular, ways of measuring the effects of adding organic amendments to improve soil health. The third chapter discusses key issues in soil organic carbon (SOM) modelling and the development of increasingly sophisticated, dynamic SOM models. It looks at the role of SOM models in improving soil health monitoring and developing decision support tools for farmers The final chapter reviews current challenges in collecting more systematic and reliable data on earthworm communities, including issues in identifying different earthworm groups. It includes a case study on developing a robust method for accurate measurement of earthworm communities in soil in assessing and improving soil health.

Formulas and Computations in Agriculture (Hardcover): Brajendra, A. K. Vishwakarma, Meghna Sarma Formulas and Computations in Agriculture (Hardcover)
Brajendra, A. K. Vishwakarma, Meghna Sarma
R2,646 Discovery Miles 26 460 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Applied Modeling in Catchment Hydrology (Hardcover): Vijay P. Singh Applied Modeling in Catchment Hydrology (Hardcover)
Vijay P. Singh
R2,209 Discovery Miles 22 090 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation (Hardcover): Ranajit Kumar Biswas Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation (Hardcover)
Ranajit Kumar Biswas
R3,915 Discovery Miles 39 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The book Drip and Sprinkler Irrigation is intended as a text book of micro irrigation design and practices for the students of the agricultural sciences and the professionals and workers in the field of micro irrigation. The book discusses the type and components, hydraulics and design, installation and maintenance of micro irrigation system. It contains good number of numerical as example and task to get the students familiar to the requirements, complicacies, and possible remedies in actual working condition. In addition to conventional broad and short questions in every of the book there are multiple choice questions to assist the students in preparing the competitive examinations.

Mechanization of Cultivated Crops (Hardcover): Surendra Singh Mechanization of Cultivated Crops (Hardcover)
Surendra Singh
R3,444 Discovery Miles 34 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The application of machines and better power sources to enhance agricultural production has been one of the most significant developments in agriculture. Mechanization of agriculture is needed for development and optimal utilization of natural resources leading to higher productivity and reduced cost of production for greater profitability, economic competitiveness and sustainability. Mechanization also imparts capacity to the farmers to carry out farm operations with dignity, comfort and freedom from drudgery, making the farming agreeable vocation for educated youth as well. It helps the farmers to achieve timeliness in farm operations and apply costly input with reduced quantity for better efficacy and efficiency. Small and marginal farmers can now make use of high capacity agricultural machines on custom hire basis. The results of this development can be seen in many aspects such as increase in productivity and production per worker, precision in application of crop inputs, increase in cropping intensity due to timeliness of operations, increase in the quality of produce, reduction in grain losses and increase in farm employment. Mechanization is particularly advantageous when it can minimize a high peak labour demand that occurs over a relatively short period of time each year. Mechanization also encourages better management of farm inputs, improvement in working conditions and performance of jobs that would otherwise be difficult by hand. It also helps in reducing the cost of production. This book 'Mechanization of Cultivated Crops' covers the farm tools and equipment used in different operations such as land development, tillage, seeding/planting, interculture, fertilizer application, plant protection, harvesting and threshing and residue management. The book can be referred as a textbook for the under graduate students of agriculture and under graduate and post graduate students of agricultural engineering.

Irrigation and Irrigation Projects in India - Tribunals, Disputes and Water Wars Perspective (Hardcover, St ed.): Jeevananda... Irrigation and Irrigation Projects in India - Tribunals, Disputes and Water Wars Perspective (Hardcover, St ed.)
Jeevananda Sazzala Reddy
R1,608 R1,382 Discovery Miles 13 820 Save R226 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Irrigation and Soil Nutrition (Hardcover): Donald Cronin Irrigation and Soil Nutrition (Hardcover)
Donald Cronin
R3,482 R3,147 Discovery Miles 31 470 Save R335 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Complete Irrigation Handbook: Management, Pollution and Solutions (Hardcover): Davis Twomey Complete Irrigation Handbook: Management, Pollution and Solutions (Hardcover)
Davis Twomey
R2,502 R2,282 Discovery Miles 22 820 Save R220 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Handbook of Drainage Systems (Hardcover): Keith Wheatley Handbook of Drainage Systems (Hardcover)
Keith Wheatley
R2,722 R2,474 Discovery Miles 24 740 Save R248 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Water Management for Irrigation (Hardcover): Keith Wheatley Water Management for Irrigation (Hardcover)
Keith Wheatley
R3,453 R3,123 Discovery Miles 31 230 Save R330 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Irrigation Engineering (Hardcover): Davis Twomey Irrigation Engineering (Hardcover)
Davis Twomey
R3,221 R2,919 Discovery Miles 29 190 Save R302 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sustainable Irrigation Management (Hardcover): Davis Twomey Sustainable Irrigation Management (Hardcover)
Davis Twomey
R3,222 R2,919 Discovery Miles 29 190 Save R303 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Agricultural Water Management: Insights and Challenges (Hardcover): Keith Wheatley Agricultural Water Management: Insights and Challenges (Hardcover)
Keith Wheatley
R2,727 R2,479 Discovery Miles 24 790 Save R248 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Irrigation Systems: Theory and Practices (Hardcover): Davis Twomey Irrigation Systems: Theory and Practices (Hardcover)
Davis Twomey
R3,412 R3,082 Discovery Miles 30 820 Save R330 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Crop Irrigation Management: Water and Soil (Hardcover): Corey Aiken Crop Irrigation Management: Water and Soil (Hardcover)
Corey Aiken
R2,723 R2,475 Discovery Miles 24 750 Save R248 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Microirrigation for Crop Production, Volume 13 - Design, Operation, and Management (Hardcover, 13th edition): Freddie R. Lamm,... Microirrigation for Crop Production, Volume 13 - Design, Operation, and Management (Hardcover, 13th edition)
Freddie R. Lamm, James E. Ayars, Francis S. Nakayama
R4,894 Discovery Miles 48 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Microirrigation has become the fastest growing segment of the irrigation industry worldwide and has the potential to increase the quality of food supply through improved water fertilizer efficiency. This book is meant to update the text "Trickle Irrigation, Design, Operation and Management." This text offers the most current understanding of the management criteria needed to obtain maximum water and fertilization efficiency.
* Presents a detailed explanation of system design, operation, and management specific to various types of MI systems
* Analyzes proper use of irrigation technology and its effect to increase efficiency
* Provides an understanding to the basic science needed to comprehend operation and management
* Over 150 figures of designs and charts of systems including, surface drip, subsurface drip, spray/microsprinkler, and more

Micro Irrigation Systems in India - Emergence, Status and Impacts (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): P K Viswanathan, M. Dinesh Kumar,... Micro Irrigation Systems in India - Emergence, Status and Impacts (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
P K Viswanathan, M. Dinesh Kumar, A Narayanamoorthy
R3,490 Discovery Miles 34 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book takes stock of micro irrigation systems (MIS), the technological intervention in India's agricultural and water management sectors, over the past couple of decades. Based on empirical research from the major agriculturally dynamic states, viz., Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, the book provides a nuanced understanding and objective assessment of the implementation and adoption of MIS across these states. It addresses several of the questions related to adoption and impacts of MIS in India. On the adoption side, the key question that the book addresses is which segment of the farming community adopts MIS across states? The impacts analysed include those on physical, agronomic and economic aspects. At the macro level, the question being asked is about the future potential of MIS in terms of saving water from agriculture and making more water available for environment. The book also addresses the question of the positive/negative externalities and real social benefits and costs from the use of MIS, a major justification for heavy capital subsidies for its purchase by farmers. It also brings out certain critical concerns pertaining to MIS adoption, which need to be addressed through more empirical research based on longitudinal panel/ cross sectional data. The book would be of great use to researchers (agricultural water management, irrigation economics), students of water resource engineering, irrigation engineering and water resources management, as well as to policy makers and agricultural water management experts - national and international.

Land Stewardship through Watershed Management - Perspectives for the 21st Century (Hardcover, 2002 ed.): Peter F. Ffolliott,... Land Stewardship through Watershed Management - Perspectives for the 21st Century (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)
Peter F. Ffolliott, Malchus B. Baker, Carelton B. Edminster, Madelyn C. Dillon, Karen L. Mora
R3,010 Discovery Miles 30 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

We must enhance the effectiveness ofland stewardship and management of the world's natural resources to meet a growing global population's need for conservation, sustainable development, and use of land, water, and other natural resources. Ecosystem-based, mul tiple-use land stewardship is necessary when considering the present and future uses ofland, water, and other natural resources on an operationally efficient scale. We need holistically planned and carefully implemented watershed management practices, projects, and pro grams to accommodate the increasing demand for commodities and amenities, clear water, open space, and uncluttered landscapes. An international conference in Tucson, Arizona, from March 13 to 16, 2000, examined these needs and increased people's awareness of the contributions that ecosystem-based, multiple-use watershed management can make to future land stewardship. The conference was sponsored by the School of Renewable Natural Resources, University of Arizona; the College of Agriculture, University of Arizona; the Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service; the Research Center for Conservation of Water Resources and Disaster Pre vention, National Chung-Hsing University, Taiwan; the Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota; the Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Agriculture Man agement, University of Minnesota; the Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas del Noreste, Mexico; the International Arid Lands Consortium; the USDA Natural Resources Conserva tion Service; the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior; the Salt River Project, Phoenix, Arizona; the Southern Arizona Chapter, Southwestern Section of the Society of American Foresters; and IUFRO Working Party 8. 04. 04, Erosion Control by Watershed Management."

Concerns and Advances of Agricultural Water Management (Hardcover): Keith Wheatley Concerns and Advances of Agricultural Water Management (Hardcover)
Keith Wheatley
R2,056 R1,890 Discovery Miles 18 900 Save R166 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Drought Management on Farmland (Hardcover): Joan Sydney Whitmore Drought Management on Farmland (Hardcover)
Joan Sydney Whitmore
R4,564 Discovery Miles 45 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

At last, integrated management of drought on farms is dealt with in one comprehensive book. Although drought is a highly variable, near-universal natural phenomenon which has repercussions on a country's water and food supplies and many other sectors of the economy, there are many ways of avoiding, resisting and mitigating the effects of drought. Pro-active preparedness entails using the principles of risk management to upgrade the drought resistance of a farm systematically, and to have auxiliary contingency plans at the ready for use during unusually long droughts. The book provides tools for these strategies as it covers the management of water, soils, crops, rangeland, fodder and livestock, and many other drought-related topics. Audience: This book will be an important source of information for university and college staff and students in agricultural sciences, water and land use, environmental management, geography and risk management, and also farmers, agricultural advisors and policy makers.

Irrigation and Water Management (Hardcover): Davis Twomey Irrigation and Water Management (Hardcover)
Davis Twomey
R3,325 R3,009 Discovery Miles 30 090 Save R316 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Practices of Irrigation & On-farm Water Management: Volume 2 (Hardcover, 2011 Ed.): Hossain Ali Practices of Irrigation & On-farm Water Management: Volume 2 (Hardcover, 2011 Ed.)
Hossain Ali
R4,459 Discovery Miles 44 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The comprehensive and compact presentation in this book is the perfect format for a resource/textbook for undergraduate students in the areas of Agricultural Engineering, Biological Systems Engineering, Bio-Science Engineering, Water Resource Engineering, and Civil & Environmental Engineering. This book will also serve as a reference manual for researchers and extension workers in such diverse fields as agricultural engineering, agronomy, ecology, hydrology, and meteorology.

Applied Soil Physical Properties, Drainage, and Irrigation Strategies. (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Lambert B. McCarty, Lewis Ray... Applied Soil Physical Properties, Drainage, and Irrigation Strategies. (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Lambert B. McCarty, Lewis Ray Hubbard, Jr., Virgil Quisenberry
R5,713 Discovery Miles 57 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The book is a realistic blend of basic knowledge and understanding in soil physical properties. It will enable the reader to scientifically analyze soils to develop practical and successful means of providing sufficient drainage and to develop science-based irrigation strategies. Only basic mathematical knowledge is necessary to understand and apply the proven principles covered. With limited resources that are increasing significantly in costs, the book blends the ideal concept of providing sufficient drainage and irrigation based on using soil physical properties but with financial limitations in mind. One traditional problem with many Soil Physics, Drainage, and Irrigations-based texts is the prerequisite of understanding complicated calculus-based mathematics. Although necessary for a theory-based text, our text was developed with practitioners in mind where such complicated mathematics was avoided but referenced if the reader wishes to further explore the specific topic. Another problem with many traditional texts is the lack of practical examples or case-studies allowing readers to relate their specific scenarios to similar types of situations. We have purposely included numerous examples and practical field experiences. This is especially true when many of the theoretical ideals are covered, followed by explanations of how such ideals can be applied in the laboratory and field.

Managing Salinization - Institutional Analysis of Public Irrigation Systems (Hardcover, illustrated edition): W. Scheumann Managing Salinization - Institutional Analysis of Public Irrigation Systems (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
W. Scheumann; Translated by A. Weissbach, H. Boeddicker
R2,593 Discovery Miles 25 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Salinization of soils is a major threat to irrigated agriculture and counteracts the targets of costly public infrastructure investments. In this study, salinization is regarded as the outcome of an institutional arrangement which impedes the effective implementation of well-known and well-established control measures be they technical, managerial or economic. In public irrigation systems neither the management units nor the farmers are offered any incentives towards the control of high groundwater levels and salinization if the management units are embedded in a highly centralized non-market institutional setting. The author answers the question under which conditions management units and irrigators are active in halting and reversing the process of salinization.

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