Advances in Irrigation

Preface

Cabelgation: Automated Supply for Surface Irrigation

I. Background for Development

II. Description of the System

III. Basic System Components

IV. Models and Design

V. Arrangements to Improve Application Uniformity

VI. Installation

VII. Operation

VIII. Evaluation

IX. Applications

References

Drip Irrigation Design and Evaluation Based on the Statistical Uniformity Concept

I. Introduction

II. Basic Hydraulics

III. The Statistical Uniformity Concept

IV. Engineering Applications

V. Summary

VI. Symbols

References

Spatial Water Distribution in Sprinkle Irrigation

I. Introduction

II. Spatial Variability

III. Superposition of Single-Sprinkler Patterns

IV. Economic Optimization

V. Summary and Conclusion

VI. Symbols

References

Crop Yield as Influenced by Irrigation Uniformity

I. Introduction

II. The Models

III. Calculations and Results

IV. Examples and Applications

V. Summary and Remarks

VI. Notation

References

Analysis of Evapotranspiration as a Regionalized Variable

I. Introduction

II. Selection of Reference Evapotranspiration Estimating Method

III. Fundamental Concepts of Geostatistics

IV. Results of Regional Evapotranspiration Analysis

V. Conclusions and Recommendations

References

On the Drainage of Irrigated Lands under Sequential Water Application

I. Introduction

II. Theoretical

III. Computer Simulation

IV. Effect of Irrigation Pattern on Drainage Objectives

V. Discussion and Conclusions

References

Modeling the Influence of Flood Irrigation on Wheat and Barley Yields: A Comparison of Nine Different Models

I. Introduction

II. Description of Models

III. Methods

IV. Results and Discussion

V. Conclusions

Appendix 1. The Experiments to Which the Models Were Fitted

Appendix 2. The Experiments for Which the Yields Were Predicted

References

Economic Analysis of Kivvifruit Irrigation in a Humid Climate

I. Introduction

II. Kiwifruit Agronomy

III. Model Overview

IV. Model Development

V. Demonstration of the Model

VI. Limitations of the Model

VII. Implications

VIII. Conclusions

References

Modification and Testing of a Model Simulating Root and Shoot Growth as Related to Soil Water Dynamics

I. Introduction

II. Model Modifications

III. Validation Testing

IV. Model Limitations

Appendix I. FORTRAN Source Code for ROOTSIMU Version 4.3

Appendix II. Input File Structure

Appendix III. Output File Structure

References

Index