Water Management for Sustainable Agriculture

By Nebojša Jovanović

This volume summarises the wealth of research on understanding and better management of water resources for agriculture. Part 1 reviews fundamental issues such as plant water use and soil water retention. Part 2 discusses ways of mapping and monitoring groundwater and surface water resources whilst Part 3 covers other sources such as rain and floodwater, waste and brackish water. Part 4 surveys developments in irrigation techniques such as drip irrigation and fertigation. The final sections in the book discuss ways of using water resources more efficiently such as site-specific and deficit irrigation techniques.

With its distinguished editor and international team of expert authors, this wlll be a standard reference for agronomists, scientists involved in water and irrigation science as well as government and non-governmental organisations responsible for agriculture and water resource management.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786761769
• ISBN13: 9781786761767
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd
• Length: 612 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"