Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Soil moisture
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Estimating Soil Moisture by Feel and Appearance
Author: National Program for Irrigation Research and Development
Author: Phillip CharlesworthPublisher:
ISBN: 9780642760555
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
This Irrigation Insights information package brings together information on current equipment and techniques for measuring and monitoring soil water status, extending to their use as controllers in automatic irrigation systems. The main part of the package focuses on equipment with agents and backup within Australia. The hub of the publication is a collection of tables summarising the main product features. This enables product features to be compared quickly. As well as technical data, there is also commercial information on suppliers, contact details, availability and price (accurate at October 2004). Case studies from personal experience and from the literature provide further insight into the advantages and limitations of each device in relation to its potential applications.
CONSERVATION TILLAGE
Author: Frank M. D'ItriPublisher: Springer
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Monitoring Soil Moisture for Irrigation Water Management
Author: Blaine HansonPublisher: University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
ISBN: 9781601074812
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Monitoring soil moisture is an alternate method to water-based balance methods of managing irrigation water. Using this method you can "see" what is going on in the soil and determine answers to some key irrigation management questions: Did enough water infiltrate the soil? Is too much water being applied? What is the water uptake pattern of the roots? When should irrigation take place? What was the depth reached by the irrigation? Includes 24 figures and 7 tables, metric conversions, and an appendix of typical root depths. One of a series of water management handbooks prepared by the UC Irrigation Program.
Soil Water Monitoring & Measurement
Author: Forages, Volume 2
Author: Kenneth J. MoorePublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119436613
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 966
Book Description
Forages: The Science of Grassland Agriculture, 7th Edition, Volume II will extensively evaluate the current knowledge and information on forage agriculture. Chapters written by leading researchers and authorities in grassland agriculture are aggregated under section themes, each one representing a major topic within grassland science and agriculture. This 7th edition will include two new additional chapters covering all aspects of forage physiology in three separate chapters, instead of one in previous editions. Chapters will be updated throughout to include new information that has developed since the last edition. This new edition of the classic reference serves as a comprehensive supplement to An Introduction to Grassland Agriculture, Volume I.
1992 Census of Agriculture: Farm and ranch irrigation survey (1994)
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 4
Author: Jacob H. DanePublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 089118841X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1744
Book Description
The best single reference for both the theory and practice of soil physical measurements, Methods, Part 4 adopts a more hierarchical approach to allow readers to easily find their specific topic or measurement of interest. As such it is divided into eight main chapters on soil sampling and statistics, the solid, solution, and gas phases, soil heat, solute transport, multi-fluid flow, and erosion. More than 100 world experts contribute detailed sections.
Global Drought and Flood
Author: Huan WuPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119427215
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Recent advances in the modeling and remote sensing of droughts and floods Droughts and floods are causing increasing damage worldwide, often with devastating short- and long-term impacts on human society. Forecasting when they will occur, monitoring them as they develop, and learning from the past to improve disaster management is vital. Global Drought and Flood: Observation, Modeling, and Prediction presents recent advances in the modeling and remote sensing of droughts and floods. It also describes the techniques and products currently available and how they are being used in practice. Volume highlights include: Remote sensing approaches for mapping droughts and floods Physical and statistical models for monitoring and forecasting hydrologic hazards Features of various drought and flood systems and products Use by governments, humanitarian, and development stakeholders in recent disaster cases Improving the collaboration between hazard information provision and end users The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals.
Agricultural Water Management
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309179254
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
This report contains a collection of papers from a workshopâ€"Strengthening Science-Based Decision-Making for Sustainable Management of Scarce Water Resources for Agricultural Production, held in Tunisia. Participants, including scientists, decision makers, representatives of non-profit organizations, and a farmer, came from the United States and several countries in North Africa and the Middle East. The papers examined constraints to agricultural production as it relates to water scarcity; focusing on 1) the state of the science regarding water management for agricultural purposes in the Middle East and North Africa 2) how science can be applied to better manage existing water supplies to optimize the domestic production of food and fiber. The cross-cutting themes of the workshop were the elements or principles of science-based decision making, the role of the scientific community in ensuring that science is an integral part of the decision making process, and ways to improve communications between scientists and decision makers.