Sustainable Micro Irrigation: Principles and Practices
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The book includes coverage of many important topics in the field, including:
âĒ An historical review of micro irrigation
âĒ The current global status of the field and its potential
âĒ Basic principles and applications
âĒ New research on chemigation and fertigation
âĒ Technologies for specific crops, such as sugar cane
âĒ Irrigation software for micro irrigation design
âĒ Affordable and low-cost micro irrigation solutions for small farms and farms in developing countries
âĒ Micro irrigation design using Hydrocalc software
This book is a must for those interested in irrigation planning and management, namely, researchers, scientists, educators, and students.
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Dr. Megh R. Goyal received BSc degree in engineering in 1971, MSc degree in 1977, PhD degree in 1979, and Master of Divinity degree in 2001. He spent a one-year sabbatical leave in 2002â03 at the Biomedical Engineering Department of Florida International University, Miami, USA. Since 1971, he has worked as lecturer/research assistant at Haryana Agricultural University and The Ohio State University, and professor â cum research agricultural engineer at Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez campus. At present, he is a retired professor in agricultural and biomedical engineering in the College of Engineering at University of Puerto Rico. He is also senior acquisitions editor for Apple Academic Press, Inc., in the areas of agricultural science and biomedical engineering, as well as senior editor-in-chief of the book series Advances in Bioengineering Research and Applications, published by AAP. He has authored more than 200 articles in technical journals and textbooks, including Elements of Agroclimatology (Spanish) by UNISARC; Colombia, two Bibliographies on Drip Irrigation; the books Biofluid Dynamics of Human Body, Management of Drip/Trickle or Micro Irrigation, Evapotranspiration: Principles and Applications for Water Management, and Biomechanics of Artificial Organs and Prostheses; as well as the three-volume series on Research Advances on Sustainable Micro Irrigation.
