Improving Water Management in Agriculture
Improving Water Management in Agriculture
Irrigation and Food Production
Amaranath, Dr Giriraj; Amarasinghe, Dr Upali A.; Knox, Professor Jerry W.; I. Haruna, Dr Samuel; Perez-Blanco, Dr C. D.; Ritzema, Dr Henk; Anderson, Professor Stephen H.; Foster, Dr Tim; Schmidt, Dr G.; Sikka, Dr Alok
Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
02/2024
400
Dura
Inglês
9781801462747
15 a 20 dias
1.Introduction: improving water management in agriculture: Jerry Knox, Cranfield University, UK;
2.Forecasting future water use in agriculture: Upali Amarasinghe, IWMI, Sri Lanka;
Part 2 Managing water for agriculture: challenges and innovations
3.Advances in irrigation scheduling/decision support systems for irrigation management: Mladen Todorovic, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy;
4.Agronomic practices to optimise soil water retention: Stephen Anderson, University of Missouri, USA;
5.Advances in drainage design and management for irrigated agriculture: Henk Ritzema, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;
6.Application of earth observation and remote sensing techniques in agricultural water management: Alfonso Calera Belmonte, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain;
Part 3 Implementing innovations in engineering and application technology
7.Managing energy demands in irrigated agriculture: Juan Rodriguez-Diaz, University of Cordoba, Spain;
8.Solar powered irrigation: current developments and future uptake: Muhammed Arif Watto, University of Agriculture - Faisalabad, Pakistan;
Part 4 Securing water resources for agriculture: diversification and collaboration
9.Modelling watersheds to optimise water supplies for agriculture and other uses: Graham Jewitt, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands;
10.Advances in farmer-led irrigation development in Africa: Philip Woodhouse, University of Manchester, UK;
11.Promoting IWRM and multi-sector collaboration in water management: Steve Moncaster, Consultant, UK;
12.Improving water use in agriculture to reduce environmental impact: the irrigation efficiency paradox: Bruce Lankford, University of East Anglia, UK;
13.Developments in water sharing and water trading to secure supplies for agriculture: Sarah Wheeler, University of Adelaide, Australia;
Part 5 Reducing the environmental impacts of irrigation
14.The role of vegetative and riparian buffers for improving water management: Pippa Chapman, University of Leeds, UK;
15.Developments in the use of wastewater for crop cultivation: Tapas Biswas, CSIRO, Australia;
16.Managing climate change, droughts and water scarcity affecting agriculture: Ray-Shyan Wu, National Central University, Taiwan;
17.Water-energy-food nexus (WEF): Oscar Melo, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile;
1.Introduction: improving water management in agriculture: Jerry Knox, Cranfield University, UK;
2.Forecasting future water use in agriculture: Upali Amarasinghe, IWMI, Sri Lanka;
Part 2 Managing water for agriculture: challenges and innovations
3.Advances in irrigation scheduling/decision support systems for irrigation management: Mladen Todorovic, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy;
4.Agronomic practices to optimise soil water retention: Stephen Anderson, University of Missouri, USA;
5.Advances in drainage design and management for irrigated agriculture: Henk Ritzema, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;
6.Application of earth observation and remote sensing techniques in agricultural water management: Alfonso Calera Belmonte, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain;
Part 3 Implementing innovations in engineering and application technology
7.Managing energy demands in irrigated agriculture: Juan Rodriguez-Diaz, University of Cordoba, Spain;
8.Solar powered irrigation: current developments and future uptake: Muhammed Arif Watto, University of Agriculture - Faisalabad, Pakistan;
Part 4 Securing water resources for agriculture: diversification and collaboration
9.Modelling watersheds to optimise water supplies for agriculture and other uses: Graham Jewitt, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands;
10.Advances in farmer-led irrigation development in Africa: Philip Woodhouse, University of Manchester, UK;
11.Promoting IWRM and multi-sector collaboration in water management: Steve Moncaster, Consultant, UK;
12.Improving water use in agriculture to reduce environmental impact: the irrigation efficiency paradox: Bruce Lankford, University of East Anglia, UK;
13.Developments in water sharing and water trading to secure supplies for agriculture: Sarah Wheeler, University of Adelaide, Australia;
Part 5 Reducing the environmental impacts of irrigation
14.The role of vegetative and riparian buffers for improving water management: Pippa Chapman, University of Leeds, UK;
15.Developments in the use of wastewater for crop cultivation: Tapas Biswas, CSIRO, Australia;
16.Managing climate change, droughts and water scarcity affecting agriculture: Ray-Shyan Wu, National Central University, Taiwan;
17.Water-energy-food nexus (WEF): Oscar Melo, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile;