Supplemental Irrigation in the Near East and North Africa Proceedings of a Workshop on Regional Consultation on Supplemental Irrigation. ICARDA and FAO, Rabat, Morocco, 7–9 December, 1987

This book is the product of an ICARDA project to define supplemental irrigation in the Near East and North Africa. In cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (F AO) a meeting was held in Rabat, Morocco, on 7-9 December 1987, entitled "Regional Consultation o...

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Other Authors: Perrier, Eugene R. (Editor), Salkini, Abdul Bari (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1991, 1991
Edition:1st ed. 1991
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Systems Approach to Supplemental Irrigation
  • 3 Water Balance Calculations
  • 4 Regional Application of Water Balance Methods
  • 5 Soil Water Relationships
  • 6 Movement of Water in Soils
  • 7 Darcy Equation
  • 8 Soil Water Measurement
  • 9 Infiltration
  • 10 Field Measurement of Infiltration
  • 11 Groundwater Supply
  • 12 Water Quality, Irrigation Measurement and Efficiency
  • 13 Land Leveling and Simplistic Surveying
  • 14 Economics of Supplemental Irrigation
  • 15 Evaluation of Supplemental Irrigation
  • 16 Introduction to Technology Transfer
  • 17 Verification of Supplemental Irrigation of Spring Wheat
  • 18 Irrigation of Cereals in Algeria
  • 19 Supplemental Irrigation Systems in Cyprus
  • 20 Potential of Supplemental Irrigation in Iran
  • 21 Supplemental Irrigation Systems of Iraq
  • 22 The Farming Systems in Jordan: Rainfed, Water Harvesting, and Supplemental Irrigation
  • 23 Supplemental Irrigation and Water Harvesting Systems in Libya
  • 24 Supplemental Irrigation Systems in Morocco
  • 25 Supplemental Irrigation in Pakistan
  • 26 Supplemental Irrigation Systems of the Syrian Arab Republic (SAR)
  • 27 Cereal Cropping and Supplemental Irrigation in Tunisia
  • 28 Supplemental Irrigation in Turkey
  • 29 Supplemental Irrigation in Yemen Arab Republic (YAR)
  • 30 Conclusions
  • Appendix Source Materials for Chapters 1–16