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PRACTICES OF IRRIGATION AND ON-FARM WATER MANAGEMENT.

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Agricultural technologies are very important to feed the growing world population. Scientific principles of agricultural engineering have been applied for the optimal use of natural resources in agr ... icultural production for the benefit of humankind. The role of agricultural engineering is increasing in the coming days at the forthcoming challenges of producing more food with less water, coupled with pollution hazard in the environment and climate uncertainty. Irrigation is continually straining our limited natural resources. Whether it is through salinity, waterlogging, sedimentation, nutrient transport, or excessive water consumption, irrigation has an impact on our natural ecosystems. It is therefore important that the irrigation system is properly designed, monitored, and executed not only for the benefit of the irrigator but also for the wider community. I am happy to know that a book (2nd volume in series) entitled “Practices of Irrigation and On-farm Water Management,” written by Engr. Dr. M. H. Ali, is going to be published by Springer. This book is designed to cover the major fields of applied agricultural engineering such as designing water conveyance systems, selecting and designing irrigation systems, land and watershed management, performance evaluation of irrigation systems, drainage system, water resources management, management of salt-affected soils, pumps, renewable energy for irrigation, models and crop production functions in irrigation management, and GIS in irrigation management. This book will be quite useful for the students of agricultural engineering. Students of other related branches of engineering sciences, and engineers working in the field and at research institutes, will also be benefited. The book may serve as a textbook for the students and as a practical handbook for the practitioners and researchers in the field of irrigation and on-farm water management. Utilization of the recent literature in the area and citation of relevant journals/reports have added a special value to this book. [Show More]

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