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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 techn

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Irrigation goutte à goutte --- Trickle irrigation --- -Microirrigation --- -631.674.6 --- Drip irrigation --- Micro irrigation --- Microspray irrigation --- Subsurface drip irrigation --- Surface drip irrigation --- Irrigation --- Congresses --- Drip irrigation. Trickle irrigation --- Conferences - Meetings --- 631.674.6 Drip irrigation. Trickle irrigation --- Microirrigation --- 631.674.6 --- Asea

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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.

Environmental management. --- Water pollution. --- Agricultural economics. --- Environmental economics. --- Economics. --- Agricultural Economics. --- Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution. --- Environmental Economics. --- Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management. --- Microirrigation --- Drip irrigation --- Micro irrigation --- Microspray irrigation --- Subsurface drip irrigation --- Surface drip irrigation --- Trickle irrigation --- Irrigation --- Environmental pollution. --- Economics --- Environmental quality --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Agrarian question --- Agribusiness --- Agricultural economics --- Agricultural production economics --- Agriculture --- Production economics, Agricultural --- Land use, Rural --- Environmental aspects --- Economic aspects --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Aquatic pollution --- Fresh water --- Fresh water pollution --- Freshwater pollution --- Inland water pollution --- Lake pollution --- Lakes --- Reservoirs --- River pollution --- Rivers --- Stream pollution --- Water contamination --- Water pollutants --- Water pollution --- Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc.

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The agricultural community is face with the challenge of increasing food production by more than 70% to meet demand from the global population increase by the mid-21st century. Sustainable food production involves the sustained availability of resources, such as water and energy, to agriculture. The key challenges to sustainable food production are population increase, increasing demands for food, climate change, climate variability, and decreasing per capita land and water resources. To discuss more details on (a) the challenges for sustainable food production and (b) mitigation options available, a Special Issue on “Water Management for Sustainable Food Production” was assembled. This Special Issue focused on issues such as irrigation using brackish water, virtual water trade, allocation of water resources, consequences of excess precipitation on crop yields, strategies to increase water productivity, rainwater harvesting, irrigation water management, deficit irrigation, fertilization, environmental and socio-economic impacts, and irrigation water quality. The articles in the Special Issue cover several water-related issues across the U.S., Asia, Middle East, Africa, and Pakistan concerning sustainable food production. The articles in this Special Issue highlight the substantial impacts on agricultural production, water availability, and water quality in the face of increasing demands for food and energy.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Technology, engineering, agriculture --- AquaCrop model --- capillary rise --- climate change --- rainfall variability --- supplemental irrigation --- crop growth --- lettuce --- AquaCrop --- water saving --- water productivity --- deficit irrigation --- nitrogen productivity --- fertigation --- drip irrigation --- low-discharge --- arid regions --- Africa --- food security --- system of rice intensification --- water conservation --- climate variability --- water use efficiency --- multi-crop production --- pressure irrigation systems --- water costs --- corn --- soybeans --- maize --- crop-water production function --- West Africa --- spatiotemporal rainfall variability --- tied ridges --- scattered plots --- pearl millet --- yield loss --- crop uptake --- food quality --- geogenic --- emerging contaminants --- nanomaterials --- lysimeter --- canola --- water table --- root distribution --- evapotranspiration --- sustainable irrigation --- bibliometric analysis --- innovation and technology --- unconventional water resources --- delayed transplanting --- seedling age --- seedling density --- wet season --- grain sorghum --- precipitation --- rainfed --- multiple linear regression --- crop yield --- principal component analysis --- water allocation --- WEAP model --- scenario --- Awash River Basin --- sustainability --- agriculture --- virtual water trade --- blue --- green --- arid region --- brackish water --- sub surface drip irrigation (SDI) --- salinity --- sodicity --- olives trees --- excess precipitation --- irrigation water quality --- virtual water --- brackish groundwater --- rainwater harvesting --- socio-economic impacts --- AquaCrop model --- capillary rise --- climate change --- rainfall variability --- supplemental irrigation --- crop growth --- lettuce --- AquaCrop --- water saving --- water productivity --- deficit irrigation --- nitrogen productivity --- fertigation --- drip irrigation --- low-discharge --- arid regions --- Africa --- food security --- system of rice intensification --- water conservation --- climate variability --- water use efficiency --- multi-crop production --- pressure irrigation systems --- water costs --- corn --- soybeans --- maize --- crop-water production function --- West Africa --- spatiotemporal rainfall variability --- tied ridges --- scattered plots --- pearl millet --- yield loss --- crop uptake --- food quality --- geogenic --- emerging contaminants --- nanomaterials --- lysimeter --- canola --- water table --- root distribution --- evapotranspiration --- sustainable irrigation --- bibliometric analysis --- innovation and technology --- unconventional water resources --- delayed transplanting --- seedling age --- seedling density --- wet season --- grain sorghum --- precipitation --- rainfed --- multiple linear regression --- crop yield --- principal component analysis --- water allocation --- WEAP model --- scenario --- Awash River Basin --- sustainability --- agriculture --- virtual water trade --- blue --- green --- arid region --- brackish water --- sub surface drip irrigation (SDI) --- salinity --- sodicity --- olives trees --- excess precipitation --- irrigation water quality --- virtual water --- brackish groundwater --- rainwater harvesting --- socio-economic impacts