Sprinkler and Drip Irrigation: Theory and Practice (Hardcover, 2023)

Sprinkler Irrigation Types & Components.- Uniform Irrigation with Sprinklers.- Layout of Sprinkler Systems.- Design of Periodic Move and Solid Set Sprinkler Systems.- Selection of Pumps.- Maintenance and Operation of Sprinkler Irrigation Systems.- Drip Irrigation Components.- Drip  Irrigation ?Planning Factors.- Hydraulics of Micro irrigation Pipes.- Drip Subunit Design with Uniform Diameter pipes in Uniform Slopes.- Design with Telescopic Pipes in Uniform and Non-uniform Slopes.- Design of Mains.- Fertigation.- Maintenance and Operation of Drip Irrigation Systems.- Evapotranspiration for Micro Irrigated Crops.- Rhizosphere Modelling.- Water Budgeting & Economic Evaluation.- Pressure, Energy and Power in Water.- Bernoulli’s law.- Soil Texture and Soil Moisture.- Soil Water Movement.- Salinity.- Pumps.