1st Edition
Innovations in Micro Irrigation Technology
The tenth and final volume in the series Research Advances in Sustainable Micro Irrigation, this valuable book focuses on new and recent innovations in technology, methods, and applications for micro irrigation. The book covers a wide variety of topics, including successes in micro irrigation in India, how new methods have helped the local economies in several areas, ways to enhance crop yield through new building programs, and new technology and systems. It looks at different aspects of these new innovations in micro irrigation, including economic impact, evaluation methods, bubbler systems, success with particular crops, scheduling, and more.
Preface
Foreword 1 by Gajendra Singh
Foreword 2 by V. M. Mayande
Foreword 3 by B. J. Pandian
Foreword 4 by M. E. Jensen
Micro Irrigation Technology in India: A Success Story; R. K. Sivanappan
Spread and Economics of Micro Irrigation in India: Evidences from Nine States; K. Palanisami, Kadiri Mohan, K. R. Kakumanu, and S. Raman
Enhancing the Crop Yield Through Capacity Building Programs: Application of Double Difference Method for Evaluation of Drip Capacity Building Program in Tamil Nadu State, India; Kuppannan Palanisami, Rama Rao Ranganathan, Devarajulu Suresh Kumar, and Ravinder Paul Singh Malik
Up-Scaling Model for Micro Irrigation in Tamil Nadu, India; K. Palanisami
Design of Low-Head Bubbler Irrigation System; Ahmed Abdel-Kareem Hashem Abdel-Naby
Fertigation Technology for Drip Irrigated Garlic under Arid Regions; Sabreen Kh. A. Pibard
Performance of Drip Irrigated Soybean under Mulching: Egypt; A. Ramadan Eid, B. A. Bakry, and M. H. Taha
Smart Irrigation Scheduling of Drip Irrigated Tomato: Saudi Arabia; Fawzi Said Mohammad, Hussein Mohammed Al-Ghobari, and Mohamed Said Abdalla El Marazky
Performance Evaluation of Drip Irrigation Systems in Arid Regions; H. M. Al-Ghobari and M. S. A. El Marazky
Enhancing Irrigation Efficiency in Saudi Arabia; Khodran H. Alzahrani, Siddig E. Muneer, Alla S. Taha, and Mirza B. Baig
Irrigation Scheduling Methods for Drip Irrigated Tomato: KSA; Mohamed Said Abdalla El Marazky
Index
Biography
Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE , is a retired professor in agricultural and biomedical engineering from the General Engineering Department in the College of Engineering at University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus; and senior acquisitions editor and senior technical editor-in-chief in agriculture and biomedical engineering for Apple Academic Press Inc. He received his BSc in engineering in 1971 from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India; his MSc in 1977 and PhD in 1979 from the Ohio State University, Columbus; and his master of divinity in 2001 from Puerto Rico Evangelical Seminary, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, USA. He spent one-year sabbatical leave in 2002-2003 at the Biomedical Engineering Department at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, USA. Since 1971, he has worked as soil conservation inspector (1971); research assistant at Haryana Agricultural University (1972-75) and Ohio State University (1975-79); research agricultural engineer/professor at the Department of Agricultural Engineering of UPRM (1979-1997); and professor in agricultural and biomedical engineering in the General Engineering Department of UPRM (1997-2012).He was first agricultural engineer to receive the professional license in Agricultural Engineering in 1986 from College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico. On September 16, 2005, he was proclaimed as Father of Irrigation Engineering in Puerto Rico for the twentieth century by the ASABE, Puerto Rico Section, for his pioneer work on micro irrigation, evapotranspiration, agroclimatology, and soil and water engineering. During his professional career of 45 years, he has received awards such as Scientist of the Year, Blue Ribbon Extension Award, Research Paper Award, Nolan Mitchell Young Extension Worker Award, Agricultural Engineer of the Year, Citations by Mayors of Juana Diaz and Ponce, Membership Grand Prize for ASAE Campaign, Felix Castro Rodriguez Academic Excellence, Rashtrya Ratan A
